§ Mr. Cowansasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what has been the number of buses and coaches operating in England and Wales in each year since 1977 and the number of accidents involving such vehicles over the same period, expressing these latter figures as a percentage of all motor vehicles involved in accidents;
(2) what were the rates of involvement of buses and coaches in road accidents in England and Wales in each year since 1977 on motorways, major roads and other roads.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information is as follows:
or coaches for the purpose of accident reports. The number of vehicles licensed for public transport has declined by some 5,000 over these five years, but this may have been offset by a growth of privately licensed buses.
101WFigures for England and Wales, and by road class for 1977–1979, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.