§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the comparable economic costs of road and rail accidents, including costs arising from personal injuries and deaths, for 526W the last 10 years to the latest available date.
§ Mr. HoramI regret that only costs associated with casualties are available for both road and rail accidents.
PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT COSTS*: 01968–78 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 1978 (January to June) (P) 310 2 * Excludes costs of damage to vehicles or property. † Excludes casualty costs of suicides and trespassers. (P) Provisional.