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 (a) fatalities and (b) injuries have resulted from accidents involving 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 (a) fatalities and (b) injuries have resulted from accidents involving passenger balloons in each of the last 10 years. [78318] Ms Glenda Jackson: The Civil Aviation Authority have provided accident figures for commercial balloons as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Injuries Year Total accidents Fatal Serious Minor 1989 0 0 0 0 1990 0 0 0 0 1991 8 0 4 5 1992 11 0 9 13 1993 11 0 7 5 1994 11 0 7 18 1995 7 0 5 0 1996 6 0 4 2 1997 6 1 12 20 1998 6 0 3 3 Total 66 1 51 66 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 78318; 328 c581-2W;328 c582W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Death Accidents Civil Aviation Authority Injuries Passengers Ballooning
Contains statistics: Yes