§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Minister of Transport how many accidents there have been in each of the last 10 years involving pedestrians; and if he will set out the figures by police authority areas.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI regret that the information can neither be provided in the precise form requested nor for more than two years, except at disproportionate cost.
The following information is available:
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Police Force Pedestrian Casualties Number Accidents 1977 1978 1977 1978 Fife … 365 376 317 259 Lothian and Borders … 1,237 1,200 1,113 1,095 Central … 293 326 266 294 Strathclyde … 3,973 3,777 3,588 3,437 Dumfries and Galloway … 133 140 117 135 All Police Forces … 71,276 70,295 65,026 63,647