§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the total number of disabled drivers of motor invalid tricycles with manually-operated gearbox, in England and Wales, who have been killed, seriously injured or slightly injured, for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively;
(2) If he will list the total number of disabled drivers of four-wheel cars with automatic transmission, as issued to disabled war pensioners in England and Wales, who have been killed, seriously injured or slightly injured, for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively;
(3) If he will list the total number of disabled drivers of four-wheel cars with manually-operated gearbox, as issued to disabled war pensioners in England and Wales, who have been killed, seriously injured or slightly injured, for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively;
(4) If he will list the total number of disabled drivers of four-wheel cars with automatic transmission, as issued to certain categories under the National Health 249W Service in England and Wales, who have been killed, seriously injured or slightly injured, for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively;
(5) If he will list the total number of disabled drivers of four-wheel cars with manually-operated gearbox, as issued to certain categories under the National Health Service in England and Wales, who have been killed, seriously injured or slightly injured, for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively;
(6) If he will list the total number of disabled drivers of electrically-propelled invalid tricycles, in England and Wales, who have been killed, seriously injured or slightly injured, for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively;
(7) If he will list the total number of disabled drivers of motor invalid tricycles with automatic transmission (Model 70) in England and Wales, who have been killed, seriously injured or slightly injured, for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively.
§ Mr. AlisonApart from the difficulty of defining the terms "seriously injured" and "slightly injured", statistical analysis in the form requested could not be made without a disproportionate use of resources.
In England for the three years ended respectively 30th September 1970, 1971 and 1972 fatal injuries to drivers were: electrically-propelled three-wheelers, 0, 0, 0; petrol-engined three-wheelers, 5, 6, 6; four-wheeled cars, 1, 2, 2.
§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of disabled drivers who would be unable to operate any specially adapted vehicle, other than the invalid tricycle issued by the National Health Service; and what is the nature of their disabilities.
§ Mr. AlisonIt has been estimated that of those disabled persons who are found eligible to be provided with invalid vehicles perhaps more than 15 per cent., with a wide variety of disabilities, are able to drive one of the Department's three-wheelers but would not be able to drive any of the four-wheel cars in the range supplied by the Department.
§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what assess- 250W ment he has made of the scheme proposed by Morris Garages Limited, and submited to him on 31st May by the hon. Member for Oxford, to supply a fleet of adapted Minis for disabled drivers on a guaranteed repurchase undertaking after three years or 36,000 miles, whichever is the sooner, at a previously agreed price, coupled with replacements at prices then current.
§ Mr. AlisonI have nothing to add to the letter sent to my hon. Friend on 3rd July.