§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many accidents there have been on the A40 over the last three years(a) in total and (b) between Witney and Oxford. [121817]
§ Mr. HillThe following numbers of inquiry road accidents occurred on the total length of the A40 in the last three years for which national records are available: 1,303 in 1996, 1,374 in 1997 and 1,290 in 1998. On the single carriageway section of the A40, between the Wolvercote roundabout in Oxford and the eastern end of the Witney bypass at Hill Farm, there were 27 in 1996, 45 in 1997 and 27 in 1998.