§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many child passengers have died in accidents involving(a) school coaches or (b) minibuses in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. KeyIt is not possible to identify school coaches or minibuses in the road injury accident data collection system. However, it is possible to identify school children in coaches and minibuses, during journeys to and from school, and also in other types of journey. Both these categories are included in the table along with children of school age, classified as school pupils, but not necessarily travelling in a school minibus on a school activity. The information requested is shown in the attached table.
School pupil1 fatalities: by vehicle type: GB 1982–92 Casualties Minibus/motor caravan Bus or coach 1982 1 5 1983 0 2 1984 5 1 1985 1 1 1986 0 1 1987 3 0 1988 7 0 1989 3 2 1990 3 1 1991 1 0 1992 0 1 1 Aged 0–15.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has to reduce the number of fatalities resulting from accidents involving coaches and minibuses.
§ Mr. KeyI have now received the report of the review of the technical and cost implications of seat belt fitment in these vehicles. I hope to be able to announce the conclusions shortly.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents in which children died in each of the last 10 years have been caused by excessive speed.
§ Mr. KeyThe national road accident database includes only objective accident details. It does not include information on the cause of accidents and the information requested is not available.