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Mr. Wray
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of road accidents resulting in deaths or serious injuries for each year since 1975 (a) in Scotland, (b) in the Strathclyde region and (c) in Glasgow.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information is as follows:
| Scotland | Strathclyde | Glasgow | ||||
| Fatal | Serious | Fatal | Serious | Fatal | Serious | |
| 1975 | 669 | 6,912 | 317 | 3,010 | 112 | 1,150 |
| 1976 | 687 | 6,923 | 287 | 2,644 | 114 | 887 |
| 1977 | 727 | 7,063 | 301 | 2,946 | 108 | 1,187 |
| 1978 | 739 | 7,442 | 323 | 2,983 | 115 | 1,350 |
| 1979 | 728 | 7,536 | 300 | 3,172 | 106 | 1,135 |
| 1980 | 644 | 7,218 | 251 | 3,072 | 76 | 1,038 |
| 1981 | 610 | 7,265 | 222 | 2,988 | 73 | 965 |
| 1982 | 640 | 7,421 | 247 | 3,055 | 71 | 941 |
| 1983 | 568 | 6,429 | 245 | 2,676 | 73 | 877 |
| 1984 | 537 | 6,547 | 213 | 2,833 | 70 | 1,005 |
| 1985 | 550 | 6,507 | 225 | 2,739 | 80 | 924 |
| 1986 | 537 | 6,182 | 210 | 2,563 | 57 | 849 |