§ Lord Stoddart of Swindonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many children are killed in road accidents each week; how many have been killed since 1990; and in how many cases has alcohol been a contributory factor in the accident concerned.
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen)In 1995, on average, just over five children a week were killed in road accidents. Between 1990 and 1995 there were 1,985 children, up to 15 years of age, killed in road accidents, which represents a weekly average of 6.3. It is estimated on the basis of the latest available information from 1990 to 1994 that there were 1,715 children killed in road accidents of which about 90 were killed in accidents involving drink drivers.