HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 cc1448-50W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers convicted of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs caused crashes which resulted in multiple deaths in each of the past 10 years. [70969]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I will write to the hon. Member.

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of the breath tests carried out by police officers proved(a) over the legal drink-drive limit and (b) positive, but not over the legal drink-drive limit, broken down by police force, in each of the last 10 years: [70954]

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average penalty given to(a) drivers convicted of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs and (b) drivers convicted of multiple counts of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs in each of the past 10 years. [70971]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I will write to the hon. Member.

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers charged with causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs were involved in crashes that resulted in multiple deaths in each of the past 10 years. [70968]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I will write to the hon. Member

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers were convicted of multiple counts of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs in each of the past 10 years. [70970]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I will write to the hon. Member.

Table A: Percentage of positive or refused screening breath tests, by police force area, 1992–2000
England and Wales Police force area 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 19981 19991 Percentages 20001
Avon and Somerset 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 17 19
Bedfordshire 13 15 11 14 17 19 16 27 22
Cambridgeshire 11 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9
Cheshire 15 16 26 15 11 7 7 8 16
Cleveland 9 9 6 4 4 3 3 3 4
Cumbria 19 13 13 11 9 8 8 8 10
Derbyshire 14 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 3
Devon and Cornwall 38 36 32 29 22 11 14 18 20
Dorset 24 19 17 20 17 15 15 14 11
Durham 26 19 19 27 31 29 17 7 7
Essex 13 12 10 8 6 6 10 11 9
Gloucestershire 20 19 17 16 22 17 14 16 17
Greater
Manchester 24 16 9 7 7 8 21 22 31
Hampshire 28 26 20 21 18 14 14 12 10
Hertfordshire 31 29 30 26 28 25 24 27 33
Humberside 18 19 20 17 14 17 18 15 13
Kent 12 12 13 17 18 15 11 11 9
Lancashire 33 27 23 16 12 13 9 10 10
Leicestershire 22 16 11 17 20 22 11 9 11
Lincolnshire 8 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 6
London, City of 15 19 19 16 16 16 14 17 23

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers were(a) charged with and (b) convicted of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs in each of the past 10 years. [70967]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I will write to the hon. Member

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers convicted of multiple counts of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs(a) served the whole of their sentences and (b) had their sentence reduced, in each of the past 10 years. [70973]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I will write to the hon. Member.

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers convicted of multiple counts of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs(a) were given concurrent sentences and (b) were given consecutive sentences, in each of the past 10 years. [70974]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I will write to the hon. Member

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