§ Mr. Granvilleasked the Minister of Transport if he will give the latest comparative figures for road accidents and what action he proposes to improve the standard of driving and for other safety measures to reduce this serious loss of life.
§ Mr. BarnesIn the first five months of 1948, 1,619 persons were killed on the roads and 50,251 injured. The figures for similar periods in 1947 and 1939 were, respectively, 1,690 killed and 55,943 injured, and 2,472 killed and 82,553 injured. The propaganda campaign to encourage careful and considerate behaviour by drivers and other road users will continue. The Committee on Road Safety submitted their final report in 1947, and I hope shortly to make a statement on the action I propose to take on those of the Committee's recommendations to which effect has not already been given.