HC Deb 09 June 2004 vol 422 cc469-70W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the total number of(a) deaths and (b) serious injuries on the roads of Bury, North constituency in each of the last 10 years. [176699]

Mr. Jamieson

The available information relates to local authority areas. The number of(a) deaths and (b) serious injuries on the roads of the Bury local authority area in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, are shown in the table. Estimates on the basis of parliamentary constituencies will become available in the summer when I shall write to my hon. Friend with figures for Bury, North and place a copy of my letter in the Libraries of the House.

Killed Serious
1993 14 79
1994 8 90
1995 10 73
1996 3 68
1997 14 60
1998 6 29
1999 2 49
2000 10 40
2001 3 51
2002 8 53
All 78 592

Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the percentage change in(a) deaths and (b) serious injuries on the roads of Manchester, Central has been since 1997. [177694]

Mr. Jamieson

The available information relates to local authority areas. In the Manchester local authority area there were 32 deaths in road accidents in 1997 and 15 deaths in 2002, the latest year for which information is available. The number of serious injuries rose by 3 per cent. from 244 in 1997 to 252 in 2002. Estimates on the basis of parliamentary constituency will become

Emissions
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Benzene
Road vehicles-petrol Ktonnes 22.4 19.4 16.6 5.1 4.8 4.2
Road vehicles-DERV Ktonnes 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other sources Ktonnes 12.5 11.3 10.8 9.7 9.6 9.0
Total Ktonnes 35.1 30.9 27.6 15.1 14.6 13.5
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available in the summer, and I shall write to my hon. Friend with figures for Manchester, Central and place a copy of my letter in the Libraries of the House.

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