HC Deb 23 November 1948 vol 458 cc103-4W
Mr. Janner

asked the Minister of Transport if he can give the number of road accidents, air accidents and main line rail accidents, respectively, during 1947, together with the number of killed and injured.

Mr. Barnes

The reports on road accidents submitted to my Department by the police relate to deaths and injuries and I regret that information as to the number of road accidents is not available. In 1947, 4,881 persons were killed and

Mr. Strachey

Except for rationed and certain imported points rationed foods, allocation at the retail stage is not controlled by my Department and I regret that the information asked for by the hon. Member is not, therefore, available. It may be taken, however, that excluding the items mentioned, most manufacturers and most wholesalers still relate distribution to shopkeepers in some degree to the amount of business done before the war.