§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children(a) under the age of five years and (b) between the age of five years and 16 years were involved in road traffic accidents within each United Kingdom region in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe table shows the number of reported road accident casualties aged under 16 by age group in each United Kingdom region in each year from 1985 to 1991.
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Child1 casualties—by region and age group: United Kingdom 1985–1991 Region Year 0–4 5–15 Total England North 1985 413 2,295 2,708 1986 447 2,208 2,655 1987 437 2,090 2,527 1988 416 2,100 2,516 1989 474 2,206 2,680 1990 511 2,214 2,725 1991 465 2,126 2,591 North West 1985 1,039 5,677 6,716 1986 1,058 5,358 6,416 1987 1,024 5,394 6,418 1988 1,181 5,423 6,604 1989 1,253 5,586 6,839 1990 1,292 5,810 7,102 1991 1,225 5,329 6,554 Yorkshire and Humberside 1985 696 3,723 4,419 1986 649 3,591 4,240 1987 622 3,534 4,156 1988 702 3,496 4,198 1989 785 3,771 4,556 1990 759 3,858 4,617 1991 677 3,553 4,230 East Midlands 1985 443 2,918 3,361 1986 444 2,728 3,172 1987 444 2,582 3,026 1988 515 2,729 3,244 1989 539 2,871 3,410 1990 503 2,931 3,434 1991 485 2,720 3,205
Region Year 0–4 5–15 Total West Midlands 1985 620 3,925 4,545 1986 572 3,706 4,278 1987 568 3,491 4,059 1988 599 3,578 4,177 1989 637 3,682 4,319 1990 682 4,019 4,701 1991 650 3,653 4,303 East Anglia 1985 242 1,314 1,556 1986 187 1,315 1,502 1987 195 1,338 1,533 1988 273 1,380 1,653 1989 236 1,418 1,654 1990 264 1,416 1,680 1991 250 1,307 1,557 South East 1985 1,973 12,959 14,932 1986 2,016 12,416 14,432 1987 2,065 11,763 13,828 1988 2,111 11,825 13,936 1989 2,239 12,249 14,488 1990 2,192 12,130 14,322 1991 1,984 10,814 12,798 South West 1985 409 2,864 3,273 1986 379 2,646 3,025 1987 386 2,420 2,806 1988 396 2,562 2,958 1989 420 2,553 2,973 1990 423 2,567 2,990 1991 668 2,186 2,854 England total2 1985 5,835 35,675 41,510 1986 5,752 33,968 39,720 1987 5,741 32,612 38,353 1988 6,194 33,119 39,313 1989 6,583 34,336 40,919 1990 6,626 34,945 41,571 1991 6,404 31,688 38,092 Wales 1985 363 1,849 2,212 1986 365 1,816 2,181 1987 356 1,799 2,155 1988 404 1,883 2,287 1989 436 2,071 2,507 1990 415 2,045 2,460 1991 411 1,932 2,343 Scotland 1985 772 4,284 5,056 1986 759 3,883 4,642 1987 699 3,745 4,444 1988 733 3,579 4,312 1989 731 3,750 4,481 1990 795 3,814 4,609 1991 735 3,421 4,156 Northern Ireland 31985 — — — 1986 273 1,220 1,493 1987 292 1,246 1,538 1988 305 1,321 1,626 1989 371 1,333 1,704 1990 355 1,424 1,779 1991 315 1,220 1,535 United Kingdom2 31985 — — — 1986 7,149 40,887 48,036 1987 7,088 39,402 46,490 1988 7,636 39,902 47,538 1989 8,121 41,490 49,611 1990 8,191 42,228 50,419 1991 7,865 38,261 46,126 1 Aged under 16. Does not include age not reported. 2 Includes region not reported. 3 1985 data for Northern Ireland not available.