§ Mr. HeathTo ask the Secretary of State for 'Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) fatal and (b) serious road traffic accidents have taken place in (i) Somerset and (ii) the constituency of Somerton and Frome in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [17930]
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§ Mr. JamiesonRoad accident statistics are compiled by local authority area and are not available centrally for parliamentary constituencies. The table shows the numbers of fatal and serious road traffic accidents in each of the local authority areas in Somerset.
Fatal road accidents in Somerset by local authority district 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Mendip 9 6 12 9 18 Sedgemoor 7 12 6 7 4 Taunton Deane 5 8 11 6 3 West Somerset 3 3 3 0 3 South Somerset 21 9 12 12 13 Total 45 38 44 34 41
Serious road accidents in Somerset by local authority district 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Mendip 57 61 47 50 61 Sedgemoor 61 54 45 39 34 Taunton Deane 66 58 52 40 35 West Somerset 14 13 10 17 11 South Somerset 74 81 84 82 87 Total 272 267 238 228 228