§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the total number of disabled learner drivers in England who were involved in accidents 220W for 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73, as at 30th September of each respective year, in which motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, were involved.
§ Mr. AlisonThis information cannot be provided without a disproportionate use of resources.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox, and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, which were on issue in England on 30th September 1973.
§ Mr. AlisonApproximately 13,000, 4,500 and 1,800 respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of disabled drivers who were killed or injured, for 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73, as at 30th September of each respective year, in which motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, were involved; and if he will list the number of learner drivers in each group.
§ Mr. AlisonAn analysis in the detail requested could not be made without a disproportionate use of resources. The number of disabled drivers of three-wheelers from the Department who were killed was as follows:
1971 1972 1973 3-wheelers with manual gear change 6 6 2 3-wheelers with automatic transmission 0 0 3 Electrically propelled 3-wheelers 0 0 0
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of accidents reported in England in the year ended 30th September 1973 in which motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox 221W and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, were involved.
§ Mr. Alison3,091, 1,563 and 260 respectively. The figures include minor incidents such as damage caused by scraping a gatepost.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of persons, other than invalid tricycle drivers, in England, who were killed or injured in 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73 as at 30th September of each respective year, in accidents involving motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively; and if he will state, for each group listed, the number of instances in which the invalid tricycle involved was driven by a learner driver.
§ Mr. AlisonThe numbers of third parties killed in accidents involving three wheelers provided by the Department were as follows:
1971 1972 1973 3-wheelers with manual gear change 3 0 2 3-wheelers with automatic transmission 0 0 3 Electrically propelled 3-wheelers 0 0 0 The Department's accident records do not separately identify learner drivers or incidents where a third party is injured.