Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 January 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 January 2002 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) deaths and (b) serious injuries were caused by (i) taxi drivers and (ii) mini-cab drivers in each of the last 10 years. - Including table.

Answer: Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries were caused by (i) taxi drivers and (ii) mini-cab drivers in each of the last 10 years. [25123] Mr. Jamieson: The number of people (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in road accidents involving taxis in each of the last 10 years is shown in the table. It is not possible to give the proportion of these accidents which were caused by the taxi driver. Information on mini-cabs is not available. Casualties in road accidents involving taxis--Great Britain _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Severity of casualty Accident year Killed Seriously injured 1991 36 599 1992 31 578 1993 17 554 1994 32 665 1995 31 616 1996 31 564 1997 34 524 1998 31 629 1999 39 646 2000 50 600 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In 1994 the definition of taxi was changed to include all vehicles registered as hackney carriages, regardless of construction.

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