§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were sent to prison for causing death by dangerous driving in each of the last three years. [178682]
§ Paul GogginsThe information for England and Wales for the years 2000 to 2002 is contained in the table. Data for 2003 will not be available until the autumn.
Persons sentenced to immediate custody1 at all courts for causing death by dangerous driving2, England and Wales 2000 to 2002 Total3 2000 166 2001 193 2002 199 1Includes unsuspended imprisonment, detention under sec90/92(PCC(S))A2000), detention in a young offender institution and detention and training orders. 2 An offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s.1 as added by the Road Traffic Act 1991 s.1. 3 These data are on the principal offence basis.