§ Mr. Clifford ForsytheTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing, for each year commencing with the year preceding that in which the breathalyser test was first in force, the number of persons killed in road accidents when in charge of a motor vehicle, classified according to appropriate levels of their blood alcohol count.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleySample data available from coroners (England and Wales) and procurators fiscal (Scotland) are given in the table:
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Great Britain; 1978–85 per cent./number Percentage exceeding BAC levels (in mg/100ml) Year 9 50 80 100 150 200 Sample size 1978 43 36 31 31 20 21 1,043 1979 44 36 32 30 21 12 1,161 1980 45 35 31 30 21 12 1,148 1981 43 34 30 29 21 12 1,260 1982 44 33 23 29 24 14 1,474 1983 40 32 29 28 21 12 1,174 1984 37 30 26 25 16 8 1,227 1985 37 29 26 24 17 10 1,166