Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Transport what estimates she has made of the cost to the nation of fatal road accidents in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe Road Research Laboratory currently estimate the economic cost of fatal accidents as £23 million, £28 million and £30 million for the years 1963, 1964 and 1965 respectively. These estimates are based on the loss of future output, damage to property, ambulance 147W and hospital services and the administrative costs of insurance. They make no allowance for the value placed by society on human loss or suffering.