§ Rear-Admiral SUETERasked the Home Secretary the number of persons killed in Great Britain as a result of motor accidents during the last 12 months for which records are available; and the number of persons killed in the same period on railways in Great Britain?
Mr. STANLEYThe latest available figures are those for 1931. During that year the number of persons in Great Britain killed as the result of accidents attributed to mechanically-propelled road vehicles, which include trams and trolley omnibuses, was 5,936; and the number of persons killed on the railways, excluding trespassers and suicides, was 339.