§ Mr. Merchantasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of accidents involving police vehicles in the Northumbrian police authority area in the last 10 years in which there has been (a) injury and (b) death, and the total number of resultant deaths.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information requested is only available for the years from 1979 onwards. This information is set out in the table.
Accidents involving Police Vehicles where injuries resulted Fatal accidents involving Police vehicles Total number of deaths resulting 1979 45 0 0 1980 32 3 3 1981 39 0 0 1982 42 1 1 1983 20 1 2 1984 10 0 0 1985✶ 1 0 0 ✶To 1 June.