§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of(a) accidents, (b) fatalities and (c) injuries on the A1(M) between Scotch corner and Newcastle for each year since 1980, and the number of commercial and private vehicles involved.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information for the A1(M), in the detail requested, is available from the Durham county boundary, north of Scotch corner, to its northern end near Newcastle upon Tyne, as follows:
Year Injury accidents Fatalities Injuries Commer cial vehicles Private vehicles 1980 45 1 79 19 62 1981 33 1 49 5 43 1982 37 3 56 17 42 1983 28 1 55 24 30 1984 36 2 58 13 35 1985 43 4 107 24 40 1986 42 3 73 23 50 1987 53 5 80 23 71 1988 40 3 72 20 52 1989 81 1 141 30 132 '1990 54 4 96 2 2 1 Up to 31 October 1990. 2 Not yet known.