HC Deb 26 February 1993 vol 219 cc752-3W
Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how minibuses are treated as a category in the compilation of accident statistics; and if he will make a statement;

(2) if the Government will in future treat minibuses as a separate category in the compilation of accident statistics.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

Since 1989, it has been possible to link the vehicle registration mark of vehicles involved in personal injury road accidents recorded by the police to vehicle data held at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in Swansea. This link allows the identification of minibuses involved in road accidents according to vehicle construction definitions held at DVLA.