§ Mr. Dodsworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many road accidents involving riders on horseback resulted in (a) fatalities and (b) serious injury requiring hospital treatment have been reported in the years ending 31st December 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. CarmichaelNo information on the exact number of injury accidents involving riders of horses is available but the following table gives data which include mainly horses or horse drawn vehicles.
INJURY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING NON-MOTOR VEHICLES* Fatal accidents Serious accidents 1970 7 76 1971 12 86 1972 8 91 1973 10 87 1974 (1st quarter) 1 27 * Excludes pedal cycles but includes street barrows and self-propelled invalid carriages.