§ 33. Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were killed on Britain's roads in 1978 and 1988.
Mr. BottomleyIn 1978, there were 6,831 deaths in road accidents in Great Britain. Provisional figures for 1988 show that 5,041 people died on the roads, a fall of just over one quarter.
In the same period traffic has increased by 40 per cent. and the number of vehicles licensed has increased by 30 per cent.