To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many ambulance service vehicle road accidents there were in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997. [116944]
I have been asked to reply.The tables below give the number of accidents involving at least one ambulance service vehicle in
(a) England, (b) each Government Office Region, and (c) each strategic health authority, in each year from 1997 to 2001. Figures are not available on the basis of the old Department of Health Regional Offices.
Number of accidents involving an ambulance by Government Office Region: England, 1997–2001
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Accidents
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1997
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
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| England | 271 | 323 | 282 | 340 | 303 |
| Government Office Regions | |||||
| North East | 3 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 |
| North West | 29 | 38 | 32 | 43 | 33 |
| Merseyside | 18 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| Yorkshire/Humberside | 19 | 35 | 29 | 51 | 49 |
| East Midlands | 25 | 27 | 15 | 23 | 23 |
| West Midlands | 26 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 27 |
| Eastern | 23 | 31 | 37 | 28 | 27 |
| South East | 42 | 45 | 42 | 54 | 42 |
| London | 59 | 75 | 61 | 45 | 46 |
| Southwest | 27 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 30 |
Number of accidents involving an ambulance by Strategic Health Authority: England, 1997–2001
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Accidents
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Strategic Health Authority
| 1997
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
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| Avon, Gloucs and Wiltshire | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Beds and Herts | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 7 |
| Birmingham and Black Country | 8 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 15 |
| Cheshire and Merseyside | 23 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| Durham and Tees Valley | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Cumbria and Lancashire | 10 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 |
Number of accidents involving an ambulance by Strategic Health Authority: England, 1997–2001
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Accidents
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Strategic Health Authority
| 1997
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
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| Dorset and Somerset | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| Essex | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Gt Manchester | 14 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
| Hampshire and IOW | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| Kent and Medway | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Leicestershire, Northants and Rutland | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambs | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 9 |
| N and E Yorkshire and N Lines | 7 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 12 |
| N Central London | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| NE London | 9 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 5 |
| NW London | 17 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Shropshire and Staffs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| SE London | 14 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
| SW London | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| SW Peninsula | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| S Yorkshire | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Trent | 18 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
| W Yorkshire | 9 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 22 |
| Surrey & Sussex | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| England | 271 | 323 | 282 | 340 | 303 |