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Mr. Ashdown
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information is available about offences relating to vehicle excise duty in each year since 1981; and what information is, in particular, available about such offences in respect of goods vehicles.
Mr. Michael Spicer
I have been asked to reply. The following is the information available:
| Total VED Offence Reports received | Offenders prosecuted or penalised during year | Fines penalties and VED arrears recovered £ million | |
| 1981 | 1,170,000 | 169,000 | 7·2 |
| 1982 | 1,257,000 | 198,000 | 9·4 |
| 1983 | 1,185,000 | 253,000 | 14·6 |
| 1984 | 1,010,000 | 291,000 | 18·05 |