HC Deb 27 November 2003 vol 415 cc432-3W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many car drivers and passengers have died in drink-driving accidents in(a) December and (b) January in (i) England and (ii) each region in each of the last six years. [141576]

Mr. Jamieson

The following table shows the numbers of fatally injured car drivers and passengers in an accident that involved at least one driver or rider with a blood alcohol concentration over 80mg/100m1 or whose breath test result was positive or who failed to provide a breath test.

Number of fatally injured car drivers and passengers
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
SouthWest 1 1 2 1 3 1 9
West Midlands 2 1 1 4 5 2 1 15
NorthWest 2 0 2 1 2 2 9
England 14 11 20 21 16 15 97
January
Northern 1 0 4 1 2 0 8
Yorks/Humberside 0 1 1 0 1 4 7
East Midlands 2 0 2 1 6 8 19
Eastern 0 1 3 2 5 5 16
South East 7 1 3 4 3 2 20
Greater London 0 1 1 2 1 0 5
SouthWest 2 0 3 0 2 1 8
WestMidlands 0 3 5 2 7 2 19
NorthWest 7 1 3 1 3 1 16
England 19 8 25 13 30 23 118