HC Deb 20 December 1973 vol 866 cc385-6W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of disabled learner drivers in Northern Ireland who were involved in accidents for 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73, as at 30th September, of each respective year, in which motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, were involved;

(2) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of disabled drivers in Northern Ireland who were killed or injured for 1970–71, J 971–72 and 1972–73, as at 30th September of each respective year, in which motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, were involved; and if he will list the number of learner drivers in each group;

(3) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of accidents reported in Northern Ireland in the year ended 30th September 1973 in which motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, were involved;

(4) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of persons, other than invalid tricycle drivers, in Northern Ireland who were killed or injured in 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73, as at 30th September of each respective year, in accidents involving motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively; and if he will state, for each group listed, the number of instances in which the invalid tricycle involved was driven by a learner driver.

Mr. van Straubenzee

I regret that this information is not readily available and could not be provided without disproportionate effort.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of motor invalid tricyles with manually-operated gearbox, motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox, and electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, respectively, which were on issue in Northern Ireland on 30th September 1973.

Mr. van Straubenzee

At 30th September the following vehicles were on issue to disabled people in Northern Ireland:

Motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox 264
Motor invalid tricycles with automatic gearbox 160
Electrically-propelled invalid tricycles 12