§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made to the proportion of the target for the reduction in road accidents in her "Health of the Nation" White Paper which could be achieved by a move to central European time.
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 16 December 1993]: The "Health of the Nation" White Paper sets the following targets for reduction by the year 2005 in the death rate from accidents of all types, measured against a baseline of the average rate for the three years 1989–91:
Percentage reduction Children under 15 33 Young people aged 15 to 24 25 People aged 65 and over 33 It is estimated that the introduction of single-double summer time would reduce accidental deaths among children by some 4 per cent. below their level in 1989–91 and by 1 per cent. among the rest of the population.