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Parliament Square: Accidents

Volume 472: debated on Friday 7 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents occurred in Parliament Square in each year since 2001; how many (a) involved and (b) were caused by persons taking part in public demonstrations opposite Carriage Gates; and if she will make a statement. (192438)

The numbers of reported personal injury road accidents in Parliament Square in 2001 to 2006 are shown in the following table.

Number of accidents

2001

24

2002

19

2003

27

2004

13

2005

13

2006

5

Information on the number of accidents involving or caused by persons taking part in public demonstrations opposite Carriage Gates is not collected.