§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children of school age were killed through accidents during the 1973 school summer holiday period, and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellInformation is not available precisely in the form requested; the numbers of deaths in Scotland of children aged 5 and under 15 from all accidents, and from road vehicle accidents separately, registered in the months of July and August in each of the last six years, are given in the table below:—
Deaths in Scotland of children aged 5 and under 15 from— All Accidents Road Vehicle Accidents July/August 1963 37 25 1969 31 14 1970 26 15 1971 32 19 1972 33 11 1973 31 19