HC Deb 18 April 1973 vol 855 c118W
Mr. Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many fatal accidents there were per mile of motorway in Cheshire in each of the last five years.

Mr. Peyton

The figure for 1972 is not immediately available. Following are the figures for 1968–71:

Fatal accidents per mile of motorway in Cheshire
1968 0.20
1969 0.53
1970 0.29
1971 0.34

The wide variability in this accident rate is due to the relatively small numbers involved.