§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate for each year since 1967 the number of times a week people drive motor vehicles after consuming more than the legal limit for alcohol for drivers and the number of related deaths each year.
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§ Mr. MacleanSuch estimates are not available. However, the average weekly number of screening breath tests in England and Wales for the years 1968 to 1992 and the number of fatalities per year involving illegal alcohol levels are as follows:
Average number of screening breath tests per week Annual number of fatalities in accidents involving illegal alcohol levels1 1968 980 — 1969 1,130 — 1970 1,400 — 1971 1,860 — 1972 2,310 — 1973 2,540 — 1974 2,380 — 1975 2,580 — 1976 2,580 — 1977 2,520 — 1978 2,730 — 1979 3,150 1,790 1980 3,460 1,570 1981 3,400 1,540 1982 3,980 1,670 1983 4,630 1,200 1984 4,000 1,280 1985 4,810 1,130 1986 5,830 1,060 1987 7,690 980 1988 8,520 840 1989 10,400 870 1990 11,480 800 1991 10,810 700 1992 10,210 — 1 Source: Department of Transport. Figures for years prior to 1979 not available. Figures for 1992 not yet available.