§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give figures to show the number of traffic fatalities in Scotland each year since 1970; and if he will indicate, for each year, the number related to drunk-driving offences.
§ Mr. AncramThe number of road accident fatalities in Scotland was as follows:
Year Number 1970 815 1971 866 1972 855 1973 855 1974 825 1975 769 1976 783 1977 811 1978 820 1979 810 1980 700 1981 677 1982 701 1983 624 1984 599 It is not possible to estimate the total number of such fatalities related to drunk driving offences, since no information is held centrally on the blood alcohol levels of drivers or riders killed in road accidents. However, the number of deaths resulting from accidents involving drivers or riders whose breath tests subsequently proved positive or who refused a test, was:
Year Number 1979 38 1980 58 1981 35 1982 38 1983 39 1984 25 Figures prior to 1979 are not available.