§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what is his estimate of the number of lives which would be saved and the number of serious injuries avoided during the next 12 months were all drivers and front seat passengers to wear seat belts;
(2)if he has any new proposals for encouraging the use of seat belts;
(3) whether he will now introduce legislation to require drivers of motor vehicles and front seat passengers to wear seat belts.
§ Mr. FowlerThe potential saving might be of the order of 1,000 lives and 10,000 serious injuries, but a 100 per cent, wearing rate has not been achieved by any other country and is not realistic. I have no plans to introduce legislation, but I shall continue to urge people to wear seat belts.