§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish any recent figures showing the effect of training upon motor cycle rider accidents.
§ Mrs. Chalker[pursuant to her reply, 25 February 1983, c. 556]: Police reports of road accidents do not record whether involved motorcyclists had taken any particular training, consequently the effect of training cannot be directly observed as suggested.
Over the next few years, my Department will monitor the effectiveness of the new learner motor cyclists limit on engine size, the two-year provisional licence limit and the two-part test. The latter in particular should lead to greater safety through more training, but this has yet to build up.