§ Viscount Simonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the total cost of:
for each year of the most recent three-year period for which figures are available. [HL3924]
- (a) serious injuries and fatal accidents on the roads; and
- (b) reported burglaries
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whiny)The total values attributed to the avoidance of deaths and injuries in road accidents in 1997–1999 were (£ millions):
1997 1998 1999 Fatal 3,740 3,940 3,960 Serious 4,930 5,100 4,890 The values for 1997 and 1998 were uprated to 1999 costs.
5WAThese values take account of medical costs, lost production, human costs based on willingness to pay, the cost of police and courts, insurance administration, and property damage. Detailed figures are published in Highways Economic Note 1, copies of which are are in the Library of the House.
The Home Office is currently researching the costs of crime and will be publishing its findings in a Home Office Research Study, titled The economic and social costs of crime. The study will be published in the near future and a copy will be placed in the House Library.