§ 38. Mr. LUNNasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of fatal and serious accidents to cycilsts caused by motor vehicles during the years 1931–32?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Gilmour)416 persons riding pedal cycles were killed and 17,167 injured during 1932 in Great Britain in road accidents attributed to motor vehicles other than tramcars and trolley vehicles. The corresponding figures for 1931 were 428 and 15,293.
§ 39. Mr. LUNNasked the Home Secretary what reply he has given to the resolution sent to him from the Yorkshire Cycling Federation protesting against the remarks made by the Bradford city coroner at a recent inquest on a young lady cyclist who was killed by a motor van?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI have not been able to trace the receipt of any such resolution.
§ Mr. LUNNHas the right hon. Gentleman not been informed of the expressions used by the Bradford city coroner when inquiring into a fatal accident to a cyclist when, instead of advising the jury upon the law as it is, he gave a lecture upon the law as it should be, and will the right hon. Gentleman give instructions that the coroners should advise juries properly, rather than mislead them in the way that was done by this particular coroner?
§ Sir J. GILMOURAs I have said, I have no information on the matter, but if the hon. Member will give me information I shall be glad to look into it.
§ Sir WILFRID SUGDENIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that some of the coroners in this country have taken upon themselves certain powers to which they have no right, and will he be good enough to circularise them telling them what they can do, and what they cannot do?