§ Mr. ConwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what statistics he has on the number of accidents involving school buses and the number of persons injured.
§ Mr. ChopeThe Department collects information only on accidents which involve personal injury. No information is available on the use to which vehicles are put at the time of the accident, but information is available on bus or minibus accidents involving at least one school pupil who was injured whilst travelling as a passenger.
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Bus or minibus accidents involving at least one school pupil injured while travelling as a passenger: GB 1985–1989 Year Number of accidents School pupil passengers: Killed Injured 1989 712 6 1,416 1988 663 8 1,214 1987 658 4 1,254 1986 734 1 1,168 1985 776 4 1,379