HC Deb 21 January 1964 vol 687 cc117-8W
Mr. Willey

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will make a statement on the Working Party on Industrial Relations in the Shipbuilding Industry.

Mr. Godber

The Working Party has had a number of meetings under the chairmanship of a senior official of my Department and has been reviewing

DRIVERS AND RIDERS INVOLVED IN FATAL OR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
Car drivers 2 Motor cycle riders 3
Number Per cent. of all car drivers involved in accidents Number Per cent. of all motor cyclists involved in accidents
Reported as:— 1
Going too fast having regard to conditions … … … 3,958 7.3 2,026 11.1
Learners … … … … 935 1.7 3,006 16.5
Intoxicated—arrested 4 5 … 282 0.5 20 0.1
III, fatigued or physically defective 292 0.5 27 0.1
Notes
1 The numbers and percentages cannot be added together because a person may have been included in more than one category.
2 Including taxi drivers.
3 Excluding moped and scooter riders.
4 Whether or not prosecution followed. Includes cases where an arrest would have been made but for the death or serious injury of the person concerned.
5Although there are no figures available at present to show the extent to which alcohol is a factor in road accidents in this country, it has been estimated that in 18 per cent. of the fatal accidents which occur in a normal period, someone (pedestrian, if involved, or driver or rider) has been drinking. This percentage is, however, much higher at certain periods of the day (after 10 p.m.) and at certain periods of the year, such as Christmas.

various aspects of industrial relations in the industry. At its suggestion discussions are currently taking place on the organisation of the labour force between the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation and groups of unions.

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