Environment and Heritage Service

David Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total cost was of bringing court cases by the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and how much was recouped in fines.

The Solicitor-General
I have been asked to reply.

The Public Prosecution Service prosecutes cases submitted to it by the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland. No figures are available for the total cost of bringing such cases.

In those cases prosecuted by the PPS over the last three years, the total of fines imposed were:

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|    |£     |
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|2003|23,125|
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|2004|32,525|
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|2005|29,625|
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