§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the total number of accidents involving children in November, December and January 1967–68 and 1968–69, respectively, for all hours of the day, excluding 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
§ Mr. RossThe numbers of child casualties in such accidents were as follows:
Fatal Serious Slight Total 1968–69 … 7 220 583 810 1967–68 … 10 222 525 757
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will issue a circular to local authorities in Scotland calling for reports from them on the action they have taken as a result of the increase in the number of accidents involving children between the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. during the first period of the British Standard Time experiment.
§ Mr. RossI shall take appropriate action if the detailed investigation of winter road accidents which I am conducting, with the aid of the Road Research Laboratory, shows that the slight rise—fortunately including fewer deaths—in the number of accidents to children during the morning and evening hours was due to British Standard Time and not to other factors such as the increase in traffic.