§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the number of fatal accident inquiries relating to deaths in road accidents held in each regional authority area in each of the past five years.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonFigures, in so far as they can be ascertained, are only available for the number of such fatal accident inquiries which have been held subsequent to deaths which occurred in 1985 and 1986. The information is set out in the table.
Number of Fatal Accident Inquiries held as a result of deaths occurring in: Regions 1985 1986 Highland 1 2 Grampian 5 0 Tayside 1 6 Fife 0 1 Lothian 1 1 Central 0 3 Borders 1 1 Dumfries and Galloway 2 1 Strathclyde 15 8 Orkney 0 0 Shetland 0 0 Western Isles 0 0