§ Mr. AdleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if, in the light of the report of the Royal College of Surgeons on deaths following road accidents, he will now consider further measures to eradicate congestion, increase facilities for offenders and encourage the transfer of traffic from road to rail.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health is considering the issues raised by this independent report, which deals with fatal injury accidents in general, not just those from road accidents.
On alleviating road congestion, I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply of 28 November to his previous question on this issue at column 167.
On the question of transferring traffic from road to rail I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply of 28 November to my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Kent (Mr. Rowe) at column 162.