HC Deb 09 December 1987 vol 124 cc171-2W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the numbers of casualties in road accidents in which at least one driver or rider failed a roadside screening breath-test in (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland, during the years 1975, 1978 and 1981, broken down between fatal and non-fatal injuries.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The information requested is as follows:

Casualties in accidents in which at least one driver or rider failed the roadside screening breath test:
England and Wales, Scotland: 1975, 1978, 1981.
England and Wales Scotland Total
1975
Fatal 476 38 514
Non-fatal 19,882 1,260 21,142
Total 20,358 1,298 21,656
1978
Fatal 432 76 508
Non-fatal 17,775 2,036 19,811
Total 18,207 2,112 20,319
1981
Fatal 413 48 461
Non-fatal 16,961 2,096 19,057
Total 17,374 2,144 19,518

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