§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many serious accidents have occurred on school bus journeys in England in the last five years as a consequence of the behaviour of pupils travelling unsupervised on the bus. [151864]
§ Mr. Stephen Twigg[holding answer 29 January 2004]Road accident statistics are a matter for the Department for Transport. Their road accident statistics do not record whether bus accidents affecting children occur on school buses or public service buses, or record the causes of accidents.