Written question asked by John Grogan (Labour) on Thursday, 18 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 March 1999. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 March 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many accidents there have been involving power lines and passenger balloons in each of the last 10 years. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Grogan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many accidents there have been involving power lines and passenger balloons in each of the last 10 years. [78320] Ms Glenda Jackson: The Civil Aviation Authority have provided accident figures for commercial balloons involving power lines as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Injuries Year Collision with cables Fatal Serious Minor 1989 0 0 0 0 1990 0 0 0 0 1991 1 0 0 0 1992 4 0 3 3 1993 5 0 1 3 1994 2 0 1 0 1995 2 0 2 0 1996 3 0 2 1 1997 2 1 8 4 1998 2 0 0 2 Total 21 1 17 13 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 78320; 328 c581W;328 c581-2W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Accidents Civil Aviation Authority Electric cables Passengers Ballooning
Contains statistics: Yes