§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the total number of motor invalid tricycles with manually operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission, electrically propelled invalid tricycles and four-wheeled cars or travellors, respectively, which were on issue in England as at 30th September 1973 and 1974, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisFollowing are the figures:
These figures exclude reserve fleets of about 2,000 three-wheelers with manual gearchange and about 300 electric three-wheelers.
1973 1974 Three-wheelers with manual gearchange 13,056 11,863 Three-wheelers with automatic transmission 4,444 6,552 Electric three-wheelers 1,774 1,715 Cars 8,133 9,261
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the total number of motor invalid tricycles with manually operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission, electrically propelled invalid tricycles and four-wheeled cars or travellors, respectively, which were involved in accidents in England as at 30th September 1973 and 1974, respectively.
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§ Mr. Alfred MorrisThe figures are as follows:
1973 1974 Three-wheelers with manual gearchange 3,091 2,315 Three-wheelers with automatic transmission 1,563 2,502 Electric three-wheelers 260 213 Cars 1,577 1,820 My hon. Friend may wish to note that a substantial proportion of these—particularly in respect of three-wheelers—did not involve collisions with other vehicles on the road.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the total number of drivers of motor invalid tricycles with manually operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission, electrically propelled invalid tricycles and four-wheeled cars or travellors, respectively, who were actually injured in accidents in England as at 30th September 1973 and 1974, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisThe number of incidents in which injuries were sustained by drivers of these vehicles were as follows:
1973 1974 Three-wheelers with manual gearchange 362 419 Three-wheelers with automatic transmission Electric three-wheelers Cars 72 94 These injuries were mostly of a minor nature.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the total number of motor invalid tricycles with manually operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission, electrically propelled invalid tricycles and four-wheeled car or travellors, respectively which were involved in accidents in which they overturned or were blown over in England as at 30th September 1973 and 1974, to the nearest available month, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisThe figures are as follows:
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1973 1974 Three-wheelers with manual gearchange 103 105 Three-wheelers with automatic transmission 95 175 Electric three-wheelers 2 3 Cars 6 4 My hon. Friend will have noted from my earlier reply to him today that in the case of three-wheelers with automatic transmission, the fleet increased in size from 4,444 at 30th September 1973 to 6,552 at 30th September 1974.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the total number of drivers of motor invalid tricycles with manually operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission, electrically propelled invalid tricycles and four-wheeled cars or travellers, respectively, who were actually injured in accidents involving their vehicles overturning or being blown over in England as at 30th September 1973 and 1974, to the nearest available month, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisFigures for 1973 are not available. Such statistics are now kept, and the numbers of incidents in 1974 in which injuries were sustained by drivers of these vehicles are as follows:
Three-wheelers with manual gearchange 102 Three-wheelers with automatic transmission Electric three-wheelers Cars 1 Most of these injuries were of a minor nature.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the total number of drivers of motor invalid tricycles with manually operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission, electrically propelled invalid tricycles and four-wheeled cars or travellers, respectively, who were actually injured in accidents in which 90W their vehicles were in collision with another vehicle, pedestrian or immovable object in England as at 30th September 1973 and 1974, to the nearest available month, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisFigures for 1973 are not available. Such statistics are now kept, and the figures for 1974 are as follows:
Three-wheelers with manual gearchange 317 Three-wheelers with automatic transmission Electric three-wheelers Cars 93 Most of these injuries were of a minor nature.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the total number of drivers of motor invalid tricycles with manually operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission, electrically propelled invalid tricycles and four-wheeled cars or travellers, respectively, who were actually killed in accidents in England as at 30th September 1973 and 1974, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisThe numbers of drivers who died whilst driving a Department vehicle were as follows:
1973 1974 Three-wheelers with manual gearchange 2 4 Three-wheelers with automatic transmission 3 0 Electric three-wheelers 0 0 Cars 2 6 In some instances it is not known whether the death resulted from the accident or was the cause of it.