§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will list the number of fatal and other accidents which have taken place in each of the local authority areas through which the A9 passes in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellInformation related to individual local authority areas is not available. The numbers of accidents causing death or injury on the A9 in the relevant Police Force areas are as follows:
Area 1969 Fatal Serious Slight Total Ross and Sutherland 4 28 32 64 Inverness 3 31 54 88 Perth and Kinross 15 90 125 230 Stirling and Clackmannan 1 46 72 119 Lothians and Peebles 2 16 28 46 Edinburgh — 1 — 1
Area 1970 Fatal Serious Slight Total Ross and Sutherland 12 31 40 83 Inverness 11 46 77 134 Perth and Kinross 6 83 116 205 Stirling and Clackmannan 6 32 76 114 Lothians and Peebles 3 14 24 41 Edinburgh 1 5 5 11
Area 1971 Fatal Serious Slight Total Ross and Sutherland 3 31 38 72 Inverness 4 33 77 114 Perth and Kinross 7 84 101 192 Stirling and Clackmannan 2 36 53 91 Lothians and Peebles 2 17 13 32 Edinburgh — — 1 1