§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average number of road accidents for each hour of the day for each day of the week for the latest period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. PeytonFollowing are the figures for 1971:
§ Mr. PeytonInformation in the form requested is not available. In September 1972 there were about 22,000 vehicles of over 28 tons gross weight in Great Britain. Only a small number, used for special purposes, would have a gross permitted weight of over 32 tons but the exact number is not known.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what safety tests have been carried out on lorries in the greater London area in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what noise and smoke tests have been carried out on lorries in the greater London area during each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PeytonAll heavy goods vehicles are inspected annually at Government 195W testing stations. Figures for stations in the GLC area are:
Years—beginning 1st April No. of Tests 1970–71 109,600 1971–72 110,300 1972–73 (9 months) 82,800 Inspections are also made at operators' premises and in roadside spot checks. Figures are not available for the GLC area alone. For the Metropolitan Traffic Area they are:
Years—beginning 1st October No. of Tests 1969–70 37,700 1970–71 45,200 1971–72 39,800 All tests include safety, silencer and smoke checks.