Road Accidents

Mr. Ruffley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there were on the A14 in Suffolk involving drivers under the age of 21 in each year since 1997. (118667)

The number of reported personal injury road accidents involving drivers under the age of 21 and the resulting number of fatalities on the A14 in Suffolk, in each year since 1997 is given in the table.

*Accidents involving drivers under the age of 21 and the resulting fatalities on the A14 in Suffolk, 1997 to 2005*
Number
	Accidents	Fatalities
1997	21	1
1998	26	1
1999	21	1
2000	22	0
2001	26	1
2002	27	1
2003	29	0
2004	28	0
2005	28	0

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there were involving drivers under the age of 21 in (i) the Bury St. Edmunds constituency and (ii) Suffolk in each year since 1997; (118668)

(2) how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there have been in (i) Bury St. Edmunds constituency and (ii) Suffolk in each year since 1997.

The information requested is given in the following tables.

*Accidents involving drivers under the age of 21 and the resulting fatalities in Suffolk and the parliamentary constituency of Bury St. Edmunds, 1997 to 2005*
	Suffolk	Bury St. Edmunds¹
	(a) Accidents	(b) Fatalities	(a) Accidents	(b) Fatalities
1997	665	12	105	3
1998	746	3	107	1
1999	712	9	90	1
2000	677	16	109	4
2001	686	11	104	0
2002	659	8	91	1
2003	711	15	112	0
2004	678	9	84	1
2005	727	9	99	1

*Accidents and fatalities in Suffolk and the parliamentary constituency of Bury St. Edmunds, 1997 to 2005*
	Suffolk	Bury St. Edmunds¹
	(a) Accidents	(b) Fatalities	(a) Accidents	(b) Fatalities
1997	2,224	43	332	8
1998	2,251	23	326	3
1999	2,298	48	285	8
2000	2,312	56	352	10
2001	2,356	53	321	6
2002	2,300	43	299	7
2003	2,341	60	333	8
2004	2,220	42	301	5
2005	2,237	36	296	7
¹ The constituency figures are based on the 2004 boundary for Bury St. Edmunds constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there were on the A14 in Suffolk in each year since 1997. (118669)

I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 23 October 2006, Official Report, column 1530W. The requested information is updated on an annual basis. 2006 data will be published in summer 2007.

Volume 456: debated on Tuesday 6 February 2007