§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing the number of road fatalities since 1 October 1989 and for each year from 1980 to 1990.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[holding answer 30 April 1990]: Royal Ulster Constabulary road traffic accident statistics show the following figures:
Month and year Fatalities October 1989 13 November 1989 12 December 1989 15 January 1990 18 February 1990 21 March 1990 121 April 1990 81 1980 229 1981 223 1982 216 1983 173 1984 189 1985 177 1986 236 1987 214 1988 178 1989 181 1 Provisional. Since the road casualty reduction campaign started on 1 November, the preliminary provincial number of deaths is 13 per cent. down on the same six months over the previous two years.