§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food approximately how many acres he estimates have been lost to agriculture each year since 1945 in Great Britain and the administrative counties of Norfolk, East and West Suffolk, Cambridge and Essex, respectively, due to housing and industrial development; and what further approximate losses he anticipates over the years of the National Plan in each area.
§ Mr. HoyThe estimated net losses of land from agriculture for housing and industrial development are as follows:
order of priority the chief causes of death and injury on the road.
§ Mr. John MorrisMost road accidents arise from a combination of factors rather than a single cause. Therefore, we concentrate on the analysis of the factors present in accidents. A summary of this analysis is published and has been sent to the hon. Member.
§ Sir Richard Glynasked the Minister of Transport whether she will give the number of road accidents involving personal injury, the number of road accidents
69Winvolving personal injury in which dogs were a contributory cause, and the percentage of such road accidents in which dogs were a contributory cause, for 1950 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. John MorrisInjury accident figures since 1950 are given in the table
Year Accidents involving personal injury Accidents involving fatal and serious personal injury Fatal and serious injury accidents where dogs reported in the carriageways Per cent of fatal and serious accidents where dogs reported in carriageways 1950 … 166,592 .. .. .. 1951 … 178,409 .. .. .. 1952 … 171,757 .. .. .. 1953 … 186,304 .. .. .. 1954 … 195,716 .. .. .. 1955 … 216,681 .. .. .. 1956 … 216,172 .. .. .. 1957 … 218,653 .. .. .. 1958 … 237,265 .. .. .. 1959 … 261,216 .. .. .. 1960 … 271,787 .. .. .. 1961 … 270,295 77,423 552 0.7 1962 … 264,032 76,098 574 0.8 1963 … 271,531 78,764 480 0.6 1964 … 292,245 85,511 533 0.6 1965 … 299,229 87,192 528 0.6 Figures not available.