§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Transport what are the comparative economic costs of road and rail accidents, inclusive of costs occasioned by loss of life and personal injury, for each quarter of the last 10 years to the latest available date.
§ Mr. HoramI regret that information by quarters could be provided only at disproportionate cost and that only costs associated with casualties are available for both road and rail accidents.
PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT COSTS*: 1968–1977. GREAT BRITAIN £ million (June 1977 prices) Road Rail† 1968 612 6 1969 644 6 1970 659 7 1971 675 6 1972 702 5 1973 698 5 1974 670 5 1975 633 7 1976 659 5 1977 671 5 * Excludes costs of damage to vehicles or property. † Excludes casualty costs of suicides and trespassers. NOTE. These costs have been revised as a result of the Leitch Committee recommendations, by increasing the allowances for subjective costs by 50 per cent.