HC Deb 25 March 1976 vol 908 cc271-2W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment in what proportion of injury accidents licensed hackney carriages were in any way involved during the last year available.

Mr. Marks

The information is not available in the precise form requested, but the proportion of purpose-built taxi involvements to all vehicle involvements in injury accidents, in 1975, is estimated to be about one-half of 1 per cent. Estimated figures produced at 30th September show that purpose-built taxis accounted for 0.16 per cent. of all vehicles.