HC Deb 31 January 1972 vol 830 c20
25. Sir A. Meyer

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were killed and injured in road accidents in Flintshire during the year 1971.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Forty-three persons were killed and 1,290 were injured.

Sir A. Meyer

Does my right hon. Friend agree that this tragic total is a further incentive to press on with the improvement of the two new main east-west roads through Flintshire which are primarily responsible for this appalling tragedy?

Mr. Thomas

Yes. I agree that all figures related to road accidents are tragic. There was a slight decrease in total casualties compared with 1970, but there was a slight increase in fatalities. In reply to the second part of my hon. Friend's Question, I am pressing ahead with plans to provide more dual carriageways in Flintshire, particularly on the A55, where schemes covering a further 16 miles are being prepared.