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Driving Under Influence

Volume 461: debated on Tuesday 19 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drink driving tests were carried out by each police force in 2005. (143514)

The information available relates to screening breath tests and is contained in the annual publication, Mooring Offences and Breath Test Statistics, England and Wales, available in the Library and at www. homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pubsstatistical.html. The latest figures are for 2004; figures for 2005 will be available later in 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) drivers, (b) other road users and (c) pedestrians were killed in crashes involving drivers who had exceeded the alcohol limit in each of the last 10 years. (143566)

I have been asked to reply.

The available information is shown in the table.

Estimated number of fatalities from accidents involving illegal alcohol levels, by road user type: GB 1995 - 2004

Estimated number of fatalities1

Car drivers over limit

Other car users2

Pedestrians

Other road users3

Total

1995

230

180

30

100

540

1996

270

180

40

90

580

1997

240

160

30

120

550

1998

200

130

40

90

460

1999

230

130

20

80

460

2000

250

150

30

100

530

2001

260

130

40

100

530

2002

290

130

20

100

550

2003

260

160

30

120

580

2004

280

140

30

120

580

1 Estimated figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2 Includes all car passengers, and car drivers who were not over the limit.

3 Includes all road users except car occupants and pedestrians, including other motor vehicle drivers who were over the legal alcohol limit.