§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Minister of Transport in how many cases of road accidents in England and Wales in each of the last three years the person held responsible for the accident was alone in the vehicle; and in how many cases he was accompanied by one or more passengers.
§ Mr. MarplesThe information is not available.
§ Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport how many fatal accidents occurred in motorways during Whitsun weekend; and to what extent, in deciding on expenditure on motorways, he takes into account the reduced risk of accidents on them.
§ Mr. MarplesThere was one fatal accident on motorways during the 227W Whitsun weekend. The expected reduction in accidents is one of several factors taken into account in settling the composition of the road programme including the contruction of motorways.