§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence he has on the level of involvement in serious road accidents of persons found to be under the influence of alcohol while being below the legal limit of intoxification for driving a car in each year from 1980.
§ Mr. MacleanThe only available information relates to the years 1987 to 1991 and was published in Home Office statistical bulletins "Breath Test Statistics". This suggests that the following percentages of persons were found to be below the legal limit in England and Wales when required to submit to an evidential test following a positive roadside screening breath test after a road accident:
Per cent. 1987 15 1988 14 1989 13 1990 14 1991 14