§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many inquests into road deaths have been held in the presence of a jury, in each year from 1978 to 1994; [14856]
(2) what statistical records his office holds for the length of time elapsing between death on the road and an inquest taking place for each year from 1984 to 1994; [14858]
(3) how many inquests into road deaths have been held after summary charges, in each year, by county, from 1978 to 1994; [14857]
(4) how many inquests have been reconvened after a guilty plea in respect of road deaths in the Crown court for each year from 1984 to 1994. [14859]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe available information collected on deaths reported to coroners is published in an annual Home Office Statistical Bulletin. The latest bulletin, Statistics of Death reported by Coroners: England and Wales, 1993, issue 7/94, was published on 21 April 1994 and is available in the Library. Specific information on road deaths is not collected separately.