HC Deb 21 November 1978 vol 958 cc589-90W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what restraints exist on the movement of a person out of the United Scotland in the last 12-month period available; how this compares with the previous two 12-month periods; and how many people were involved in them.

Mr. McElhone

Figures available are for accidents and associated casualties:

Fatal accidents Fatal casualties
1975 … … 699 769
1976 … … 687 784
1977 … … 727 811

Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fatal and serious accidents were recorded in the last 12 months on the following stretches of roads (a) A.9 Perth to Inverness, (b) M.74 in Lanarkshire and (c) A.74 Carlisle to Lanark.

Mr. McElhone

Following are the latest available figures, which also include the relevant mileages:

Kingdom as a result of marriage to a citizen of the United States of America.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

I have been asked to reply.

Marriage of itself is no bar to a person leaving the United Kingdom.