Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 July 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many children were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in Great Britain in road accidents in each year from1994; and what the average was for 1994 to 1998. - Includes table. (Holding answer 19 July 2002).

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in Great Britain in road accidents in each year from 1994; and what the average was for 1994 to 1998. [71504] Mr. Jamieson: [holding answer 19 July 2002]: The table gives the number of children (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in Great Britain from 1994. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Killed Seriously injured 1994 299 7,226 1995 270 6,983 1996 270 6,719 1997 255 6,197 1998 206 5,873 1999 221 5,478 2000 191 5,011 2001{1} 218 4,768 1994-98{2} 260 6,600 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The figures for 2001 are provisional. {2} Average

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