§ 38. Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been(a) injured or (b) killed since 1990 as a result of an accident involving a police vehicle answering a 999 call. [74614]
§ Mr. BoatengFigures dealing solely with responses to emergency calls are not available centrally as statistics collate them together with accidents arising from pursuits. Information has been provided by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, to whom forces submit statistical returns. Collection arrangements have changed over the period so figures for 1990 to 1993 cover only serious injuries.
Police vehicle accidents arising from responses to immediate calls and pursuits, England and Wales Injuries Fatalities 1990 317 24 1991 271 32 1992 300 30 1993 300 34 1994–95 11,830 121 1995–96 22,169 221 1996–97 21,930 215 1997–98 2,123 15 1Figures from 3 forces are missing from the total 2 Figures from 2 forces are missing from the total