§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many schoolchildren were(a) killed and (b) injured in road accidents in each of the last three years for which information is available, in each district and county council in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [27435]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information requested is given in the following table. The data refer to personal injury road accidents reported to the police and forwarded to the Welsh Office.
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Children of school age (5 to 15) killed or injured on Welsh roads 1993 1994 1995 Killed Injured Total casualties Killed Injured Total casualties Killed Injured Total casualties Dinefwr — 20 20 1 30 31 — 26 26 Llanelli — 42 42 — 55 55 — 48 48 Preseli Pembrokeshire — 26 26 1 47 48 — 33 33 South Pembrokeshire — 95 95 — 47 47 — 29 29 Dyfed total 1 257 258 2 269 271 1 203 204 Gwent Blaenau Gwent — 48 48 — 46 46 — 48 48 Islwyn — 34 34 1 35 36 — 44 44 Monmouth — 50 50 — 59 59 — 52 52 Newport — 78 78 1 88 89 2 91 93 Torfaen 1 54 55 3 41 44 — 52 52 Gwent total 1 264 265 5 269 274 2 287 289 Gwynedd Aberconwy — 41 41 — 32 32 — 32 32 Arfon 1 112 113 1 36 37 — 86 86 Dwyfor 1 12 13 — 14 14 1 20 21 Meirionydd — 29 29 — 39 39 — 29 29 Ynys Mon — 47 47 — 33 33 — 33 33 Gwynedd total 2 241 243 1 154 155 1 200 201 Mid Glamorgan Cynon Valley — 31 31 — 55 55 — 31 31 Merthyr Tydfil 1 85 86 2 87 89 1 99 100 Ogwr — 59 59 — 79 79 1 74 75 Rhondda 1 73 74 2 58 60 — 68 68 Rhymney Valley — 62 62 1 39 40 — 66 66 Taff-Ely — 36 36 — 28 28 1 33 34 Mid Glamorgan total 2 346 348 5 346 351 3 371 374 Powys Brecknock — 32 32 — 37 37 — 26 26 Montgomeryshire — 8 8 — 13 13 — 7 7 Radnorshire — 18 18 — 29 29 — 26 26 Powys total — 58 58 — 79 79 — 59 59 South Glamorgan Cardiff 1 189 190 1 231 232 — 187 187 Vale of Glamorgan 2 70 72 1 63 64 — 59 59 South Glamorgan total 3 259 262 2 294 296 — 246 246 West Glamorgan Port Talbot — 34 34 — 32 32 1 27 28 Lliw Valley — 40 40 1 34 35 — 32 32 Neath — 47 47 — 50 50 — 41 41 Swansea — 126 126 1 125 126 — 118 118 West Glamorgan total — 247 247 2 241 243 1 218 219 Wales 12 1, 970 1, 982 19 2, 001 2, 020 10 1, 914 1, 924