HC Deb 15 March 1999 vol 327 cc470-1W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people died in road accidents(a) nationally and (b) in each region in each of the last three years. [76042]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The number of fatalities in road accidents is shown in the following table:

Fatalities in road accidents: by Government office region and severity: 1995–97
Number
1995 1996 1997
England 2,995 3,024 3,001
Scotland 408 358 377
Wales 218 216 221
Northern Ireland 144 142 144
United Kingdom 3,765 3,740 3,743
English Government office regions
North East 152 157 135
North West/Merseyside 418 389 376
Yorkshire/Humberside 345 324 324
East Midlands 378 329 357
West Midlands 286 319 338
East of England 374 370 350
South East 470 517 508
London 214 251 276
South West 358 368 337

Source:

Road Accidents Great Britain 1997: The Casualty Report