§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many pedestrian deaths in road accidents there were where the pedestrian had over 100 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood in each year since 1119W 1997; and what percentage of pedestrian road accident deaths in (a) England and (b) each region this represented in each case. [179152]
§ Mr. JamiesonNot all pedestrians who die in road accidents are tested for blood alcohol level. Among those who were tested, the percentage of pedestrian fatalities in Great Britain who had blood alcohol levels over 100 mg/100 ml are shown in the following table, for the years 1997 to 2001 (the latest year for which this information is available). Figures are not readily available for England or by region.
Percentage of pedestrian fatalities with blood/alcohol 100 mg/ml: Great Britain 1997 35 1998 35 1999 37 2000 33 2001 38
§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal road traffic accidents there have been in each county in England since 1997. [179423]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe information requested is shown in the following table.
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Fatal road accidents, by county: England 1997 to 2002 Accidents County 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avon 46 52 37 43 51 41 Bedfordshire 37 28 44 35 37 44 Berkshire 33 36 44 55 36 46 Buckinghamshire 48 47 44 44 51 59 Cambridgeshire 58 60 63 72 53 56 Cheshire 59 60 68 66 64 63 Cleveland 23 15 21 23 25 18 Cornwall 41 31 27 33 36 48 Cumbria 48 46 54 48 45 45 Derbyshire 62 60 55 55 42 56 Devon 52 51 46 54 51 54 Dorset 40 31 35 39 37 52 Durham 32 38 29 20 26 38 East Sussex 38 40 44 55 39 48 Essex 83 79 104 82 111 85 Gloucestershire 48 36 40 33 47 38 Greater London 263 220 254 270 294 267 Greater Manchester 111 98 84 99 102 81 Hampshire 70 72 86 81 66 84 Hereford and Worcester 58 59 29 43 53 55 Hertfordshire 52 53 47 49 43 54 Humberside 63 58 68 41 52 44 Isle of Wight 4 3 5 6 1 5 Kent 107 83 94 82 96 100 Lancashire 75 81 70 60 74 62 Leicestershire 58 74 82 56 60 71 Lincolnshire 73 75 87 63 74 77 Merseyside 50 48 54 68 42 55 Norfolk 55 62 64 64 56 70 Northants 53 49 61 50 40 50 Northumberland 25 29 25 18 18 24 North Yorkshire 74 75 63 77 73 84 Nottinghamshire 77 81 62 66 77 70 Oxfordshire 48 59 55 55 47 36 Shropshire 29 27 42 42 35 36 Somerset 38 44 34 41 44 41 South Yorkshire 43 53 46 55 46 56 Staffordshire 68 62 52 64 75 56 Suffolk 42 21 45 50 49 42 Surrey 66 56 69 66 48 58 Tyne and Wear 45 26 35 24 24 37 Warwickshire 53 48 42 57 49 48 West Midlands 108 93 78 71 82 77
Fatal road accidents, by county: England 1997 to 2002 Accidents County 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 West Sussex 43 54 39 35 55 38 West Yorkshire 115 100 108 115 128 110 Wiltshire 47 42 43 34 46 38 England 2,761 2,615 2,678 1,659 2,700 2,717