To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorists exceeded the alcohol limit while driving in each of the last five years. (100966)

The information requested is not available.

Available information relates only to screening breath tests, and their outcome, and the number of convictions for drink driving offences. Detailed information can be found in the Home Office Statistical Publication “Motoring Offences and Breath Test Statistics, England and Wales 2004”, issue 05/06, tables 18 and 16(b).

Copies of the above publication are available in the Library. The publication can also be downloaded from the Home Office RDS website:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/hosb0506.pdf.