HL Deb 25 October 1968 vol 296 cc1606-7WA
BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGER

asked Her Majesty's Government the number of (a) children under 15, and (b) children under 5, who have been killed or injured in road accidents in each month from January 1967, to date.

THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC BUILDING AND WORKS (LORD WINTERBOTTOM)

The figures are as follows:—

Killed Seriously Injured
Age 0–5 0–15 0–5 0–15
Jan. 1967 16 43 136 828
Feb. 1967 32 73 174 1,010
Mar. 1967 20 70 296 1,302
Apr. 1967 23 61 324 1,284
May 1967 33 93 371 1,542
June 1967 31 83 339 1,394
July 1967 36 83 415 1,568
Aug. 1967 34 97 423 1,616
Sep. 1967 19 78 343 1,399
Oct. 1967 26 72 247 1,298
Nov. 1967 20 69 173 1,042
Dec. 1967 19 63 155 903
Jan. 1968 7 43 131 844
Feb. 1968 17 55 164 946
Mar. 1968 32 87 272 1,346
Apr. 1968 27 82 362 1,459
May 1968 39 78 344 1,516
June 1968 28 85 367 1,480
July 1968 23 91 384 1,574,
Aug. 1968 * 95 * 1,534
*Not available.
Figures for slight injuries arc not available.

House adjourned during pleasure.

House resumed