§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people have been killed or severely disabled in motor cycle accidents in each of the last three years; and what was the average cost involved for the medical, pathological, emergency and mortuary services.
§ Dr. VaughanThe information is not available in the form requested. Department of Transport statistics, in respect of the last three years for which figures are available, show that the numbers of motor cyclists and passengers killed and seriously injured in Great Britain were:
Killed Severely injured 1975 838 15,775 1976 990 18,861 1977 1,182 20,322 There is insufficient information on which to base a reliable estimate of the cost of treating these patients.