§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were injured, where motor accidents were involved, in the parliamentary constituency of Midlothian in the years 1983, 1984, 1985 and to the nearest available date in 1986; and if he will give the figures in calendar months of the respective years.
§ Mr. AncramThe numbers of people injured in, on or by motor vehicles in Midlothian district were as follows:
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1983 1984 1985 11986 (6 months) January 26 25 11 24 February 28 35 30 27 March 16 31 25 40 April 23 22 27 31 May 22 20 46 44 June 26 32 23 25 July 21 18 32 — August 20 19 35 — September 32 34 49 — October 34 42 30 — November 24 19 26 — December 15 33 27 — TOTAL 287 330 361 191 1 Provisional.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many motorists were killed in driving accidents in the parliamentary constituency of Midlothian in the years 1983, 1984, 1985 and to the nearest possible date in 1986; and if he will give the figures in the calendar months of the years referred to.
§ Mr. AncramThe numbers of car drivers killed in road accidents in Midlothian district were as follows:
1983 1984 1985 11986 (6 months) January — — — — February — — — — March 1 — 1 — April — — 1 — May — — — — June — — — — July — — 1 — August 1 3 — — September — 1 — — October — — — — November 1 — — — December — — — — TOTAL 3 4 3 Nil 1 Provisional. Figures include drivers of taxis, estate cars, three and four wheeled cars, minibuses and motor caravans.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many motorists were killed or injured in driving accidents in Scotland in the years 1983, 1984, 1985 and to the nearest available date in 1986; and if he will give the figures for the calendar months of the years mentioned.
§ Mr. AncramThe numbers of car drivers killed or injured in road accidents in Scotland were as follows:
1983 1984 1985 1986 (6 months)1 January 23 13 21 13 February 10 16 3 12 March 16 12 17 7 April 7 5 10 12 May 14 2 12 12 June 9 10 17 8 July 6 9 12 — August 10 14 15 — September 14 19 20 — October 20 13 10 — November 6 14 13 — December 11 23 23 — TOTAL 146 150 173 64 1 Provisional. Figures include drivers of taxis, estate cars, three and four wheeled cars, minibuses and motor caravans.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an estimate of the costs involved of every fatality in a motor accident and of every injury in such accidents; and how such estimates are calculated.
§ Mr. AncramThe average costs per accident, at 1985 prices, are estimated as follows:
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£ Fatal 204,200 Serious injury 11,420 Slight injury 1,550 A single accident may involve the death of, or injury to, more than one person. A description of the way in which these costs are estimated is contained in "Road Accidents, Scotland, 1985" a copy of which is in the Library.