§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many fatal accidents there were per mile of motorway in Cheshire in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. PeytonThe figure for 1972 is not immediately available. Following are the figures for 1968–71:
Fatal accidents per mile of motorway in Cheshire 1968 … … … 0.20 1969 … … … 0.53 1970 … … … 0.29 1971 … … … 0.34 The wide variability in this accident rate is due to the relatively small numbers involved.