§ Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Transport to what extent there was an increase in road accidents involving schoolchildren in November and December, 1968, over the same period for previous years; and if he will publish figures for the whole country on a county basis, showing the times of such accidents.
§ Mr. MarshFollowing are the national figures for November. Figures on a county basis are not readily available, and would in any case be too small for useful statistical comparisons. I will let the hon. Member have similar information for December as soon as the statistics are compiled.
FATAL AND SERIOUS CASUALTIES TO PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS AGED 5–14: MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS IN NOVEMBER Hour 1968 (22 days) 1967 (21 days) Change Midnight-7 a.m. — 2 −2 7 a.m.-8 a.m. 12 10 +2 8 a.m.-9 a.m. 92 95 −3 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 142 151 −9 4 p.m.-5 p.m. 161 153 +8 5 p.m.-6 p.m. 96 86 +10 6p.m.-10 p.m. 141 97 +44 10 p.m.-Midnight 6 3 +3 ALL HOURS 650 597 +53