HC Deb 18 December 1935 vol 307 c1770W
Lieut.-Colonel HENEAGE

asked the Minister of Transport how the reductions in casualties in the City and Metropolitan area compare with the reductions for the country as a whole?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

The reduction in the number of persons killed in the City and Metropolitan area for the comparable 39 weeks of this year and last is 26 per cent. as compared with 12.5 per cent. for the country as a whole. The reduction in the number of persons injured over the same period is 7.3 per cent. as compared with 5.6 per cent. for the whole country.