§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the annual rate of death and serious injury on the roads for each quarter from 1986 and show index figures, using the latest quarter as 100.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe information requested is given in the table.
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Deaths and serious injuries in road accidents: cumulative totals for 4 quarters ending in each quarter: Great Britain: 1986 to 1991 Casualties: 4 quarter totals Index 1991 Q4 = 100 Year ending Killed Seriously injured Killed seriously injured Killed Seriously injured Killed seriously injured 1986 Q1 5,255 71,315 76,570 116 138 137 Q2 5,280 70,440 75,720 117 137 135 Q3 5,298 68,815 74,113 117 134 132 Q4 5,382 68,752 74,134 119 134 132 1987 Q1 5,271 66,909 72,180 117 130 129 Q2 5,282 66,638 71,920 117 129 128 Q3 5,300 66,464 71,764 117 129 128 Q4 5,125 64,293 69,418 113 125 124 1988 Q1 5,179 66,321 71,500 115 129 128 Q2 5,113 65,136 70,249 113 126 125 Q3 5,000 64,047 69,047 111 124 123 Q4 5,052 63,491 68,543 112 123 122 1989 Q1 5,180 63,053 68,233 115 122 122 Q2 5,189 63,311 68,500 115 123 122 Q3 5,315 63,092 68,407 118 123 122 Q4 5,373 63,158 68,531 119 123 122 1990 Q1 5,419 63,299 68,718 120 123 123 Q2 5,487 62,738 68,225 121 122 122 Q3 5,332 61,943 67,275 118 120 120 Q4 5,217 60,441 65,658 115 117 117 1991 1Q1 4,901 57,445 62,346 108 112 111 1Q2 4,681 55,524 60,205 104 108 107 1Q3 4,598 53,334 57,932 102 104 103 1Q4 4,520 51,499 56,019 100 100 100 1 Provisional estimate.