§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents in(a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c) England were attributed to (i) roads requiring remedial works, (ii) alcohol, (iii) criminal driving and (iv) others in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe STATS 19 return made to the Department of Transport does not record the causes of road accidents; it is therefore not possible to provide information on the number of accidents attributable to a particular factor.
Information is available on the number of accidents in which a driver or rider failed a breath test, and this is shown in the table, along with the total number of accidents for 1987, the latest year for which these figures are available.
Total accidents and those in which a driver or rider failed the breath test Norfolk, Suffolk, England—1987 Failed breath test Total Norfolk 155 3,403 Suffolk 136 2,715 Rest of England 9,041 203,788 England 9,332 209,906
§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what were the total fatalities in motor vehicle accidents in(a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c) England every year from 1979 to the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe figures are as follows:
Fatalities in motor vehicle and road accidents in Norfolk, Suffolk and England from 1979 to 1987 Number of fatalities Norfolk Suffolk Rest of England England 1979 97 76 4,630 4,803 1980 72 72 4,465 4,609 1981 81 63 4,360 4,504 1982 79 60 4,416 4,555 1983 74 58 4,099 4,231 1984 99 71 4,208 4,378 1985 75 67 3,856 3,998 1986 85 53 4,006 4,144 1987 88 58 3,835 3,981