To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were killed in (a) rail crashes and (b) road crashes in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. (124646)

The information requested has been published by the Department on its website in (a) table 8.9 for rail crashes and (b) table 8.2 for road crashes of Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2006 edition'. These tables can be found at the following web address:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/tsgb/2006edition/sectioneighttransportacciden1846

A copy of this publication is also available in the Libraries of the House.