HC Deb 11 July 1995 vol 263 cc490-1W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the number of trucks over 7.5 tonnes involved in(a) fatal crashes and (b) serious injuries in each of the past five years. [33599]

Mr. Norris

Estimates based on available information to 1994 are shown in the table. Information for vehicles other than heavy goods vehicles within these weight bands is not available.

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will give the number of prosecutions and convictions in each of the past five years for(a) mechanical faults and (b) hours offences in magistrates courts and sheriff courts in Scotland; [33602]

(2) how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions were obtained in magistrates and sheriffs courts for (i) tachograph and hours offences and (ii) mechanical illegalities since 1984; [33580]

(3) how many vehicles were involved in (a) fatal, (b) serious injury and (c) minor injury crashes between the weights of (i) 3.5 tonnes and 7.5 tonnes, (ii) 7.5 tonnes and 17 tonnes and (iii) 17 tonnes plus for each of the past ten years. [33579]

Mr. Norris

The information as contained within the Home Office and Scottish Office statistical records is in the tables:

Vehicle or part in dangerous or defective condition1 Magistrates (England and Wales) Work record and employment Offences2 Magistrates
Court Action Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions
1984 146,547 133,410 25,310 20,447
1985 131,903 120,004 26,320 21,312
1986 121,226 108,577 29,866 23,201
1987 97,396 82,035 23,456 18,348
1988 101,808 84,407 27,074 20,658
1989 97,351 79,701 34,955 26,621
1990 89,419 70,838 35,324 26,497
1991 91,809 69,650 36,609 27,022
1992 93,504 67,793 34,114 24,284
1993 87,354 62,336 28,445 19,712
1 These offences broadly represent offences under the Road Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. The offences are: defective brakes; defective steering gear; defective tyres; using a vehicle in a dangerous condition; other offences relating to vehicles in a dangerous or defective condition.
2 These figures relate to the drivers' hours and tachograph offences. The specific offences covered area: driver/employer failing to keep or produce proper records or to install and use recording equipment; failing to observe limits on hours or driving and duty, or rest requirements; other work record and employment offences (except falsification offences).
Offences under the Construction and Use Regulations and Lighting Motor Vehicle Records of Work Offences, including tachograph offences
Regulations Sheriff (Scotland) Sheriff
Court Action Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions
1989 6,126 5,343 1,800 1,525
1990 5,629 4,818 1,971 1,649
1991 5,119 4,284 2,115 1,774
1992 4,772 4,551 2,519 2,070
1993 3,844 3,068 1,866 1,534

Information on offences in Scotland before 1989 is not immediately available. I will write to the hon. Member.

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