§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of criminal proceedings were brought against car drivers in respect of reckless driving resulting in the death of other motorists or pedestrians, where the driver concerned produced a positive alcohol breath-test in 1984; and during which month of 1984 most of these offences occurred.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information relates to the offence of causing death by reckless driving and is published annually in "Offences Relating to Motor Vehicles, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables" (tables 5 and 7 of the issue for 1983). Additional details could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information for 1984 is not yet available.