§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the number of school buses involved in road accidents in Great Britain for each year since 1979;
(2) if he will list the number and severity of injuries relating to road accidents involving school buses for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleI regret that the information is not available. The standard report form on which police collect information on road injury accidents records the type of vehicles involved, but not the use to which they were put to at the time of accident.
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average child-to-seat ratio for peak period school buses in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe information requested is not available.