§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on progress in the reduction of deaths and serious injuries from road crashes in the north west region.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe number of people killed and seriously injured on north west roads in 1991 was 5,580. This is 21 per cent. lower than the annual average 1981–85 base figure, against which we are measuring our target of reducing the number of road casualties by one-third by the year 2000.