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Written question asked by David Ruffley (Conservative) on Monday, 18 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 February 2008. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Thursday, 21 February 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Accidents

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

The numbers of reported personal injury road accidents, the number involving drivers under the age of 21, and the resulting fatalities in (i) the parliamentary constituency of Bury St. Edmunds and (ii) Suffolk in 1997 to 2006 are given in the following tables:

Accidents and fatalities in the parliamentary constituency of Bury St. Edmunds and Suffolk: 1997 to 2006
(i)Bury St. Edmunds¹ (ii) Suffolk
(a) Accidents (b) Fatalities (a) Accidents (b) Fatalities
1997 332 8 2,224 43
1998 326 3 2,251 23
1999 285 8 2,298 48
2000 352 10 2,312 56
2001 321 6 2,356 53
2002 299 7 2,300 43
2003 333 8 2,341 60
2004 301 5 2,220 42
2005 296 7 2,237 36
2006 282 4 2,087 47
¹ Based on the 2004 parliamentary constituency boundaries
Accidents and fatalities involving drivers aged under 21 in the parliamentary constituency of Bury St. Edmunds and Suffolk: 1997 to 2006
(i) Bury St Edmunds¹ (ii) Suffolk
(a) Accidents (b) Fatalities (a) Accidents (b) Fatalities
1997 98 2 589 9
1998 95 1 590 3
1999 76 1 623 6
2000 92 4 584 15
2001 84 0 589 9
2002 75 1 573 7
2003 99 0 620 11
2004 73 1 594 9
2005 90 1 645 7
2006 79 0 582 18
¹ Based on the 2004 parliamentary constituency boundaries

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187610; 472 c886W
Session
2007-08
Related items
Roads: Accidents
Friday, 14 March 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Accidents Roads Suffolk
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