§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for Transport, since the wearing of seat belts became compulsory for car drivers and front-seat passengers, how many of the following categories of person have been killed or seriously injured in each year: (a) drivers, (b) front-seat passengers, (c) back-seat passengers, (d) motorcyclists and cyclists in collision with motor vehicles and (e) pedestrians in collision with motor vehicles.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyI shall write to my hon. and learned Friend.
§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many serious road accidents there have been in each year since the wearing of car seat belts became compulsory; and how many there were in each year over the same number of years before compulsion.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information is as follows:
Serious Accidents: Great Britain February 1980—January 1986 Year Number Pre-compulsory seat belt wearing February 1980–January 1981 65,336 February 1981–January 1982 64,548 February 1982–January 1983 66,619 Post-compulsory seat belt wearing February 1983–January 1984 59,735 February 1984–January 1985 61,479 1Feburary 1985–January 1986 60,907 1 Provisional. An analysis of the effect of compulsory seat-belt wearing on injuries was covered in the Department of Transport's report in October 1985.