§ Mr. Conlanasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will give estimates for 1980 for (a) road accidents by severity, (b) rates of vehicle involvement in accidents, by class of vehicle, and (c) accident rates, by class of road;
(2) how many injury accidents there were in 1980 in Great Britain on (a) motorways and A(M) roads, (b) roads in built up areas; and (c) roads in non-built up areas.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information requested will be published later this year in "Road Accidents Great Britain 1980". In the meantime, I shall write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal accidents in the last year for which figures are conveniently available involved (a) motor cycles, (b) cars and (c) heavy goods vehicles.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe available information is as follows:
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: Great Britain 1979 Number Two-wheeled motor vehicles 1,431 Cars 5,494 Goods vehicles (over 1½ tons unladen weight) 1,042 Further information will be found in table 42 of "Road Accidents Great Britain 1979", a copy of which has been placed in the Library.