§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many accidents there were to children in each of the counties of Wales in each of the years 1985 to 1991.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe information requested is not available in the exact form requested.
The information given in table 1 relates to the number of children aged 0 to 16 years admitted to hospitals in each of the counties as a result of an accident, including road traffic accidents, accidents at work, at home or elsewhere. Figures for 1990 and 1991 are not yet available.
Table 2 gives the numbers of children aged 0 to 16 years who were casualties of road traffic accidents in Wales and includes all severities of injury. Complete data for 1991 are not available. Those casualties of road accidents who were admitted to hospital in Wales, other than at accident and emergency departments, are included in both tables 1 and 2.