HC Deb 25 April 2002 vol 384 cc403-4W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) deaths and (b) serious injuries have resulted from road accidents involving (i) the Fire Service and (ii) police cars; and how much compensation has been paid, in each of the last five years. [52249]

Dr. Whitehead

Information on deaths, serious injuries and compensation, resulting from road accidents involving the fire service is not held centrally. Chief Fire Officers may be able to provide this information relative to their own brigades

Information relating to the police is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department.

Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many road accident casualties involving(a) fatal injuries, (b) serious injuries and (c) slight injuries there were in (i)St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council area, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) the Northwest in each year from 1992 to 2001. [51619]

Mr. Jamieson

The number of people killed and injured in road accidents in (i) St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council area, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) the Northwest are shown in the following table.

Road accident casualties: 1999–2000
Year of accident Fatal Serious Slight
St. Helens
1992 10 105 943
1993 10 99 961
1994 14 90 1,105
1995 8 89 952
1996 8 102 1,053
1997 6 99 1,107
1998 10 94 1,035
1999 13 98 1,192
2000 14 72 1,099
Merseyside
1992 77 993 9,071
1993 71 927 9,439
1994 76 847 9,228
1995 60 763 8,350
1996 66 792 8,793
1997 55 783 9,143
1998 50 713 9,051
1999 55 633 9,271
2000 71 688 9,139
North-West 1
1992 501 4,875 37,602
1993 440 4,753 37,935
1994 426 5,389 39,421
1995 418 5,280 37,922
1996 389 5,110 39,318
1997 376 4,875 41,261
1998 355 4,237 41,223
1999 360 4,045 40,345
2000 370 3,931 40,213
1 Government Office Region (including Merseyside)

Note:

Figures are not yet available for 2001.