§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he is now in a position to give the start date for construction of the Aberdulais to Glynneath section of the A465.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsA start to the main works is planned for 1993–94 contingent on the availability of trunk roads programme resources during the year.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the latest total figure for the number of(a) fatalities and (b) accidents on the A465 between Aberdulais and Glynneath since 1978.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 8 June 1992, column57–59, for the number of accidents involving personal injury and the number of deaths resulting from accidents on the stretch of the A465 between Aberdulais, junction with A4109, and Glynneath, junction with B4242, for 1979 to 1990. Figures for 1978 are not readily available. Updated figures for 1991 and provisional figures for 1992 are given in the following table along with totals for the years 1979 to 1992.
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Number of accidents1 Number killed 1991 25 3 19922 25 3 1979–19922 263 26 1 Excluding those where there was no personal injury—for which no information is available. 2 Provisional.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement about the fatal accident on the A465 near Resolven on Tuesday 25 May.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsA full report on the accident is awaited.