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Written question asked by Jeffrey M Donaldson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 31 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 February 2006. It was answered by Shaun Woodward (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 February 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Road Traffic Accidents

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of serious road traffic accidents in Northern Ireland in 2005; and if he will make additional funding available to promote road safety.
Answer

Provisional figures for 2005 indicate that there were 128 fatal collisions, resulting in 136 deaths, the lowest number since 1952 and 1041 serious injuries.The Government announced last December that £5.5 million has been set aside for road safety for each of the next two financial years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
442 c1230W;442 c1230W; 48310
Session
2005-06
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Accidents Finance Northern Ireland Safety Road traffic Roads
Link
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