§ Mr. LilleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the number of road accidents involving a heavy goods vehicle for each month since January 1994. [78481]
§ Dr. ReidThe number of road accidents involving a Heavy Goods Vehicle which resulted in personal injury is shown in the following table:
Road accidents per month involving at least one Heavy Goods Vehicle1: 1994–97 Number of accidents Year of accident Month 1994 1995 1996 1997 January 1,046 1,053 941 1,132 February 1,083 979 1,108 1,048 March 1,133 1,156 909 1,026 April 964 798 941 952 May 934 948 928 960 June 1,043 951 863 1,053 July 1,058 1,038 1,049 1,128 August 1,141 1,033 1,000 1,077 September 1,140 1,205 996 1,035 October 1,238 1,180 1,269 1,352 November 1,198 1,216 1,316 1,266 December 1,200 1,056 1,106 1,093 Total 13,178 12,613 12,426 13,122 1 Accidents may involve more than one Heavy Goods Vehicle.