To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what information he has on the number of children of school age killed or injured in bus or coach accidents while on a journey to and from school, or on school-sponsored trips, over the last 10 years, five years and one year or over such period as such relevant information is available;
(2) what information he has on the number of children of school age killed or injured while boarding or alighting from buses or coaches while on a journey to or from school or on school-sponsored trips over the last 10, five or one year or over such period as such relevant information is available.
The table shows the numbers of children up to 16 years of age killed and injured while on a journey to or from school on a public service vehicle for each of the
| Children up to age sixteen: Killed or injured on public service vehicles: On journeys to and from school; by activity | |||||
| Casualties | |||||
| Severity | Boarding | Alighting | Standing | Seated | All1 |
| 1979 | |||||
| Killed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Injured | 24 | 57 | 47 | 261 | 391 |
| All casualties | 25 | 58 | 47 | 261 | 393 |
| 1980 | |||||
| Killed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Injured | 36 | 67 | 71 | 310 | 484 |
| All casualties | 37 | 68 | 71 | 310 | 486 |
| 1981 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injured | 21 | 50 | 57 | 241 | 369 |
| All casualties | 21 | 50 | 57 | 241 | 369 |
| 1982 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Injured | 35 | 84 | 75 | 200 | 397 |
| All casualties | 35 | 87 | 75 | 200 | 400 |
| 1983 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Injured | 25 | 86 | 98 | 206 | 415 |
| All casualties | 25 | 88 | 98 | 206 | 417 |
| 1984 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injured | 37 | 78 | 101 | 342 | 564 |
| All casualties | 37 | 78 | 101 | 342 | 564 |
| 1985 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injured | 36 | 70 | 68 | 346 | 529 |
| All casualties | 36 | 70 | 68 | 346 | 529 |
| 1986 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Injured | 19 | 73 | 81 | 290 | 463 |
| All casualties | 19 | 73 | 82 | 290 | 464 |
| 1987 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injured | 24 | 46 | 53 | 362 | 485 |
| All casualties | 24 | 46 | 53 | 362 | 485 |
| 1988 | |||||
| Killed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injured | 17 | 46 | 54 | 331 | 452 |
| All casualties | 17 | 46 | 54 | 331 | 452 |
| 1 Includes a small number of cases where the activity of the passenger was not reported. | |||||