Clause 37 - Funding of certain magistrates' courts' costsrelating to vehicle crime
Vehicles (Crime) Bill
Public Bill Committees, 18 January 2001, 2:45 pm
Mrs Anne McIntosh (Vale of York, Conservative)
For a number of reasons, I wish to say a few words in stringent opposition to the amendment. For the record, my constituency—indeed, the whole of North Yorkshire—has no pilot scheme. I make a plea to the Minister to consider amending the original formula. I will not advertise where it is, but one village has speed cameras at its entry and exit, but no film in them. Under the present formula, nowhere in North Yorkshire would qualify for film in the speed cameras. I heard that, on great authority—in fact, I shudder to say that I heard it from the chief constable of North Yorkshire—