Written question asked by David Heath (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 21 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 November 2001. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 November 2001 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) fatal and (b) serious road traffic accidents have taken place in (i) Somerset and (ii) the constituency of Somerton and Frome in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Heath: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many (a) fatal and (b) serious road traffic accidents have taken place in (i) Somerset and (ii) the constituency of Somerton and Frome in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [17930] Mr. Jamieson: Road accident statistics are compiled by local authority area and are not available centrally for parliamentary constituencies. The table shows the numbers of fatal and serious road traffic accidents in each of the local authority areas in Somerset. Fatal road accidents in Somerset by local authority district _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Mendip 9 6 12 9 18 Sedgemoor 7 12 6 7 4 Taunton Deane 5 8 11 6 3 West Somerset 3 3 3 0 3 South Somerset 21 9 12 12 13 Total 45 38 44 34 41 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Serious road accidents in Somerset by local authority district _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Mendip 57 61 47 50 61 Sedgemoor 61 54 45 39 34 Taunton Deane 66 58 52 40 35 West Somerset 14 13 10 17 11 South Somerset 74 81 84 82 87 Total 272 267 238 228 228 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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