§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by police force area the number of accidents involving heavy goods vehicles for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. KeyThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Injury involving HGVs, by Police Force Area: Great Britain 1989–1993 Accidents Police Force Code 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Metropolitan Police 1,733 1,684 1,302 1,169 1,195 Cumbria 165 176 154 156 159 Lancashire 220 281 213 237 281 Merseyside 255 292 283 286 281 Greater Manchester 702 667 606 573 619 Cheshire 475 403 364 339 418 Northumbria 249 255 232 184 212 Durham 112 124 120 113 118 North Yorkshire 403 347 351 312 292 West Yorkshire 464 454 499 441 453 South Yorkshire 308 292 286 269 255 Humberside 219 232 214 261 230 Cleveland 91 69 87 66 63 West Midlands 495 479 407 421 414 Staffordshire 327 355 368 363 358 West Mercia 382 366 329 290 257 Warwickshire 247 225 176 172 191 Derbyshire 316 303 277 280 256 Nottinghamshire 320 283 289 267 259 Lincolnshire 278 287 219 245 246 Leicestershire 311 315 294 269 281 Northamptonshire 331 291 263 228 218 Cambridgeshire 376 327 281 272 264 Norfolk 322 255 260 276 227 Suffolk 234 190 159 166 160 Bedfordshire 252 196 157 146 165 Hertfordshire 317 268 233 210 287 Essex 621 471 427 418 456 Thames Valley 624 517 528 508 529 Hampshire 474 440 387 362 370 Surrey 320 306 233 224 224 Kent 477 456 375 436 429 Sussex 357 321 294 283 293 City of London 22 31 9 8 7 Devon and Cornwall 365 344 289 259 293 Avon and Somerset 319 290 265 266 254 Gloucestershire 154 141 130 119 130 Wiltshire 212 211 187 193 260 Dorset 178 161 147 148 144 North Wales 210 196 212 182 159 Gwent 107 104 113 90 91 South Wales 212 228 216 225 197 Dyfed-Powys 168 207 206 197 168 Northern 78 83 43 62 60 Grampian 121 135 145 126 114 Tayside 134 133 113 105 115 Fife 68 50 52 52 47 Lothian and Borders 216 175 154 141 140 Central 79 47 58 56 50 Strathclyde 611 542 519 480 397 Dumfries and Galloway 98 89 100 73 94 Total 16,107 15,063 13,616 13,016 13,173