§ 37 and 38. Sir HENRY JACKSONasked the Minister of Transport (1) whether, with a view to providing a broader indication of the relative incidence of road casualties in certain police districts than that, based on fatalities only, now given in his weekly statistics of road accidents, he will substitute a statement showing the number of persons killed or injured per 100,000 of the population;
(2) whether, in future, he will include in his weekly statistics of road casualties a comparison of the aggregate numbers of persons killed or injured in each police district from the beginning of the year and for the corresponding weeks of the previous year?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI have adopted my hon. Friend's suggestions and propose to show, as from next Thursday, 9th April, the number of persons killed and injured per 100,000 of the population where hitherto the number of persons killed only has been shown. It is also proposed to include in the weekly statistics a comparison of the aggregate numbers of persons killed and injured in each police district from the beginning of the year and for the corresponding weeks of last year.
Miss RATHBONEWill the right hon. Gentleman consider distinguishing in the weekly return between casualties in areas where there is a speed limit, and casualties in areas where there is no speed limit?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThere is already a rough indication of the distinction between the built-up and the non-built-up areas.
§ Sir W. BRASSWould it be possible to indicate in the return the number who were actually killed in the week concerned, as distinct from those who died as a result of accidents which occurred in the previous week?