HC Deb 19 April 1994 vol 241 c440W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children have been killed or injured in accidents involving school minibuses in each region in each of the last five years.

Mr. Key

The information requested is shown in the table.

Minibus1 casualties: Number of school pupils2 killed or injured: Great Britain 1988–92
Departmental regions 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Northern 10 9 10 9 16
Yorkshire/Humberside 18 10 25 22 20
East Midlands 9 16 37 36 34
Eastern 49 38 41 47 41
South-East 34 35 50 26 38
Greater London 10 9 18 0 32
South West 24 31 28 7 29
West Midlands 24 26 12 21 10
North West 56 28 54 21 13
England 234 202 275 189 233
Wales 24 33 14 40 45
Scotland 51 36 48 23 42
Total 309 271 337 252 320
1 Includes motor caravans.
2 Aged 0-15.

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