HL Deb 17 April 2000 vol 612 cc76-7WA
Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the number of fatalities on the M.40 and M.6 in each of the past five years. [HL1915]

Lord Whitty

Fatality figures for the M.6 and M.40 are:

M.6 M.4O
1994 27 1994 6
1995 26 1995 9
1996 38 1996 11
1997 27 1997 11
1998 35 1998 10
Total 153 Total 47

I have asked the Acting Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr Peter Nutt, to write to my noble friend when the figures for 1999 are published in the summer.