asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report details of fatal road traffic accidents and serious injuries in each age group for both children and adults which involved goods vehicles road accidents including goods vehicles, up to 1½ tons unladen weight, 1½ tons to

					Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles ≤ 1½ tons u.w.		Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles 1½ ≥ 3 tons u.w.
Age group					Killed	Seriously injured	Killed	Seriously injured
0–4 years	…	…	…	…	13	196	10	21
5–9 years	…	…	…	…	27	437	5	60
10–14 years		…	…	…	26	389	5	53
All children		…	…	…	66	1,022	20	134
15–19 years		…	…	…	82	1,552	18	264
20–59 years		…	…	…	351	4,209	89	825
60 and over		…	…	…	169	831	45	172
All adults	…	…	…	…	602	6,592	152	1,261
Age unknown		…	…	…	2	54	—	4
All persons		…	…	…	670	7,668	172	1,399

					Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles >3 tons u.w.		Casualties in accidents involving goods vehicles*
Age group					Killed	Seriously injured	Killed	Seriously injured
0–4 years	…	…	…	…	26	67	45	280
5–9 years	…	…	…	…	18	111	49	597
10–14 years		…	…	…	30	183	60	615
All children		…	…	…	74	361	154	1,492
15–19 years		…	…	…	113	615	204	2,385
20–59 years		…	…	…	508	3,068	881	7,631
60 and over		…	…	…	189	498	394	1,455
All adults	…	…	…	…	810	4,181	1,479	11,471
Age unknown		…	…	…	3	15	4	71
All persons		…	…	…	887	4,557	1,637	13,034
*These figures are less than the sum of accidents involving three separate categories of goods vehicles, as some accidents involve more than one type of goods vehicles.

We hope to introduce, shortly, proposals for legislation which will strengthen procedures for curbing overloading and bad maintenance.We are also considering new requirements for braking, which will reduce the risks of jack-knifing.