HC Deb 15 February 1978 vol 944 c235W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he is satisfied that the current legislation in respect of keeping

1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Date wearing made compulsory
Austria 1,173 1,177 946 960 882 July 1976
Belgium 986 979 893 795 828 June 1975
Denmark 439 460 268 324 398 January 1976
Finland 441 449 328 319 July 1975
France* 8,627 7,916 6,373 6,431 July 1973
Germany (Federal Republic) 9,457 7,820 6,616 7,050 6,850 January 1976
Netherlands* 1,350 1,358 986 968 1,036 June 1975
Norway 218 225 220 229 220 September 1975
Spain 2,498 2,769 2,454 2,574 April 1975
Sweden 645 649 619 620 January 1975
Switzerland 672 561 515 508 443 January 1976
Czechoslovakia* Figures not immediately available
Hungary
Luxembourg
USSR
* Wearing compulsory only outside built up areas.

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