HC Deb 28 June 1973 vol 858 cc382-3W
Dr. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the earliest anticipated date of completion of the motorway standard road from Thorpe interchange on the A3 to the Egham roundabout; and when the route for this road will be published.

Mr. Speed

The route of the M25 motorway between the Thorpe interchange on the M3 and Egham was fixed in September 1971. Subject to the satisfactory completion of the statutory procedures

ROAD ACCIDENT DEATHS 1947–72—GREAT BRITAIN
Year Deaths (number) Death rate per 1,000 population Motor vehicles licensed ('000) Death rate per 1,000 vehicles licensed Road mileage (miles) Death rate per 1,000 road miles
1947 … … 4,881 .101 3,515 1.389 183,051 26.7
1948 … … 4,513 .093 3,728 1.211 183,477 24.6
1949 … … 4,773 .097 4,108 1.162 183,658 26.0
1950 … … 5,012 .102 4,409 1.137 183,821 27.3
1951 … … 5,250 .107 4,655 1.128 184,837 28.4
1952 … … 4,706 .096 4,958 0.949 185,523 25.4
1953 … … 5,090 .103 5,341 0.953 186,261 27.3
1954 … … 5,010 .101 5,827 0.860 187,040 26.8
1955 … … 5,526 .112 6,466 0.855 188,095 29.4
1956 … … 5,367 .108 6,977 0.769 189,037 28.4
1957 … … 5,550 .111 7,484 0.742 190,151 29.2
1958 … … 5,970 .119 7,960 0.750 191,146 31.2
1959 … … 6,520 .129 8,662 0.753 193,072 33.8
1960 … … 6,970 .137 9,439 0.738 194,180 35.9
1961 … … 6,908 .134 9,966 0.693 195,217 35.4
1962 … … 6,709 .129 10,562 0.635 196,135 34.2
1963 … … 6,922 .133 11,446 0.605 198,454 34.9
1964 … … 7,820 .149 12,370 0.632 199,743 39.2
1965 … … 7,952 .150 12,938 0.615 201,023 39.6
1966 … … 7,985 .150 13,286 0.601 202,064 39.5
1967 … … 7,319 .137 14,096 0.519 202,673 36.1
1968 … … 6,810 .127 14,447 0.471 203,969 33.4
1969 … … 7,363 .136 14,751 0.499 206,421 35.7
1970 … … 7,499 .138 14,950 0.502 207,891 36.1
1971 … … 7,699 .142 15,474 0.498 209,307 36.8
1972 … … 7,779 .143 16,080* 0.484* 211,056 36.9
* Provisional.