§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were(a) killed and (b) injured in road accidents in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [37990]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is given in the following table.
Fatal Non-fatal Total 1981–85 average 641 26,502 27,142 1990 546 26,675 27,221 1991 490 24,849 25,339 1992 463 23,709 24,172 1993 399 22,016 22,415 1994 363 22,220 22,583 The continuing fall in the number of fatalities to the lowest on record is very encouraging and good progress is being made towards achieving the Government's target of reducing overall causalities by one third by the year 2000 compared with 1981–85 average. The Scottish Office and local authorities will continue to take forward road safety initiative designed to contribute towards achieving the target.