§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average incidence of people(a) killed and (b) seriously injured in road accidents in Great Britain was for 1994 to 1998; and what the average incidence was in disadvantaged communities. [71624]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 19 July 2002]: The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit has designated, for Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, 88 local authorities which include the majority of the most deprived wards in England. Casualty figures are available for these authorities. However, these figures relate to the whole of the authority areas, which may include relatively advantaged areas as well as deprived wards. The averages for these authorities therefore, as shown in the table, do not fully represent the position in the most disadvantaged areas.
The table provides the average number of people, and the average number of pedestrians, (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in road accidents for 1994 to 1998, together with the rate per 100,000 population. Figures are given for Great Britain, and the average for the 88 most deprived local authorities in England as designated for Neighbourhood Renewal funding.
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1994–98 average Number Rate per 100,000 population All casualties killed Great Britain 3,578 6.3 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 871 4.4 Seriously injured Great Britain 44,078 77.1 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 13,929 69.8
1994–98 average Number Rate per 100,000 population Pedestrian casualties Killed Great Britain 1,008 1.8 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 422 2.1 Seriously injured Great Britain 10,662 18.7 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 5,087 25.7 1 As designated for Neighbourhood Renewal funding
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out the criteria for assessing whether a road accident in Great Britain takes place in a disadvantaged community for the purposes of the PSA targets for transport set out in the 2002 Spending Review. [71622]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 19 July 2002]: The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit has designated 88 local authorities which include the majority of the most deprived wards in England. The criteria for the purposes of the road casualty PSA target set out in the 2002 Spending Review will be looking to specifically address the child pedestrian problem within these areas.
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average incidence of children(a) killed and (b) seriously injured in road accidents in Great Britain was for 1994 to 1998; and what the average incidence was in disadvantaged communities. [71623]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 19 July 2002]: The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit has designated, for Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, 88 local authorities which include the majority of the most deprived wards in England. Casualty figures are available for these authorities. However, these figures relate to the whole of the authority areas, which may include relatively advantaged areas as well as deprived wards. The averages for these authorities therefore, as shown in the table, do not fully represent the position in the most disadvantaged areas.
The table provides the average number of children under 16, and the average number of child pedestrians, (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in road accidents for 1994 to 1998, together with the rate per 100,000 population under 16. Figures are given for Great Britain, and the average for the 88 most deprived local authorities in England as designated for Neighbourhood Renewal funding.
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1994–98 average/Severity Number Rate per 100,000 population All child casualties Killed Great Britain 260 2.2 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 87 2.0 Seriously injured Great Britain 6,600 56.5 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 2,706 63.9 Child pedestrian casualties Killed Great Britain 133 1.1 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 56 1.3
1994–98 average/severity Number Rate per 100,000 population Seriously injured Great Britain 4,034 34.5 Average for 88 NRF authorities in England1 1,906 45.0 1 As designated for Neighbourhood Renewal funding Note:
Figures relate to children aged 0–15
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how he plans to take forward his responsibility for delivering the public service agreement to reduce fatalities and serious injuries in traffic accidents in Scotland. [71619]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 19 July 2002]: My Department's public service agreement target for reducing road casualties covers Great Britain as a whole. We will continue to work in partnership with the devolved Administration in Scotland-and likewise the one in Wales-to achieve the casualty reduction targets set out in the national road safety strategy document "Tomorrow's roads-safer for everyone" that we agreed and published in March 2000.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children were(a) killed and (b) seriously injured in Great Britain in road accidents in each year from 1994; and what the average was for 1994 to 1998. [71504]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 19 July 2002]: The table gives the number of children (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in Great Britain from 1994.
Year Killed Seriously injured 1994 299 7,226 1995 270 6,983 1996 270 6,719 1997 255 6,197 1998 206 5,873 1999 221 5,478 2000 191 5.011 20011 218 4.768 1994–982 260 6,600 1 The figures for 2001 are provisional. 2 Average