§ Mrs. FitzsimonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the percentage change in(a) deaths and (b) serious injuries on roads in Rochdale has been since 1997; and what the percentage change was in each case regarding people of Asian origin. [178558]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe available information relates to local authority areas. In the Rochdale local authority area there were 16 deaths in road accidents in 1997 and 11 deaths in 2002, the latest year for which information is available. The number of serious injuries rose by 1 per cent. from 83 in 1997 to 84 in 2002.
Information on the ethnic origin of casualties in road accidents is not available.