§ Lord Burnhamasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the letter from the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency attached to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman on 3 March (WA 158), how many road accidents occurred on the A.40 between the Target Roundabout and Hanger Lane for the most recent year for which figures are available; and in how many of those speed was a contributory factor. [HL1018]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)I have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency to write to the noble Lord.
Letter to Lord Burnham from the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. L. Haynes, dated 23 March 1998.
Baroness Hayman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the latest annual figures for road accidents on the A.40 between Target Roundabout and Hanger Lane, and in which of these speed was a contributory factor.
In 1997 there were 69 personal injury accidents on this part of the A.40, and speed was a contributory cause in 41 of these cases.