§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in London in each of the last three years have been killed or injured as a result of accidents with police vehicles or in the course of police pursuit by a vehicle.
§ Mr. HurdThe number of people killed as a result of road accidents with police vehicles, or in the course of pursuit by a police vehicle, in the Metropolitan police and the City of London police force areas is as follows:
1983 1984 1985 Metropolitan Police in the course of police pursuit 2 5 3 City of London Police in the course of police pursuit 0 0 0 Metropolitan Police in other circumstances 1 0 4 City of London Police in other circumstances 0 0 0 Total 3 5 7 The information requested about the number of people injured is not available. The following figures relate to the number of accidents involving Metropolitan police* and City of London police vehicles where injury occurred.
1983 1984 1985 Metropolitan Police in the course of police pursuit 9 9 10 City of London Police in the course of police pursuit 0 0 0 Metropolitan Police in other circumstances 90 90 120 City of London Police in other circumstances 44 42 67 Total 143 141 197 * The figures for the Metropolitan police relating to injuries prior to October 1985 include only those resulting from accidents where the police driver was regarded as blameworthy. The victims to which these figures relate include police officers as well as other members of the public.