§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give, for each of the last five years,
Accidents per year per 100 level crossings averaged over a 10-year period up to year indicated Manned Crossings Automatic Crossings Year Gates Lifting Barriers including those using CCTV Automatic Half Barriers (AHB) Automatic Open Crossings Locally Monitored (AOCL) User worked Crossings with Miniature Warning Lights (MWL) 1979 4.22 0.20 1.67 0.81 1.98 1980 4.06 0.23 1.55 0.87 2.30 1981 3.80 0.22 1.83 0.91 2.60 1982 3.55 0.19 1.92 1.45 2.29 1983* 3.35 0.17 1.96 1.53 2.20 * Provisional figures only