§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of spillages of chemicals or gaseous sub-
SPILLAGES FROM ROAD TANKERS OR BY ROAD IN SMALL CONTAINERS; AND FROM RAILWAY TANKERS 1975 1916 1977 1978(up to 30th June) Road Rail Road Rail Road Rail Road Rail Spillages … 6* 10 17* 4 9* 3 7* 5 Injured … 7 1 15 Nil 37 Nil 31 Nil Killed … 2 Nil 9 Nil 3 Nil 1 Nil * Accidents reported under Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928. The reports on which the above figures are based do not show whether the injuries or deaths were caused by a traffic accident in which the vehicles concerned may have been involved, or by the spillage.