asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of continuing public concern, he will require the Metropolitan Police to enforce more strictly the law regarding excessive noise from imperfectly silenced motor vehicles, motor bicycles and scooters.

The following are the figures:

The Metropolitan Police are alive to the need to enforce the law in this respect and devote such attention to the matter as the limitations of manpower permit. During 1960 summonses were issued in 1,508 cases, and 276 cases were dealt with by written caution.