§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people working on road repairs and improvements over each of the last three years have been(a) injured and (b) killed working on (i) motorways, (ii) other trunk roads and (iii) all other roads. [120672]
§ Mr. Jamieson[pursuant to the answer of 4 July 2003,Official Report, c. 502 W]: The available information on numbers of people injured and killed while working on road repairs and improvements on motorways and other trunk roads in England over the last three years, as reported to the Highways Agency by its contractors, is shown in the table. Information for other roads is not available.
Reported casualities on motorways and other trunk roads in England: 2002–02 Year/severity Motorway and trunk roads Motorway Trunk 2000 Fatal 4 1 3 Injured 55 n/a n/a All 59 — — 2001 Fatal 3 2 1 Injured 73 n/a n/a All 76 — — 2002 Fatal 5 1 4 Injured 105 n/a n/a All 110 — — Note:
n/a = not available
Source:
Highways Agent