Written question asked by Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 26 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 December 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 6 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available to investigate incidents of wheel loss involving heavy goods vehicles. - Inc figures.

Answer: John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funding his Department has made available to investigate incidents of wheel loss involving heavy goods vehicles. [201200] Mr. Jamieson: A contribution of £35,000 was made by the Department for Trade and Industry to research carried out in the late 1980s. In 1997 the then Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions prepared a report based upon surveys carried out by the Vehicle Inspectorate and the Association of Chief Police Officers. No figures are available for this work. A new project is currently under way to update the accident statistics of wheel loss from heavy vehicles. This project is part of the present Department for Transport's wide ranging programme of research into vehicle safety which is currently valued at £7.1 million. There is not a specific sum in this budget for investigation of wheel loss incidents.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 201200; 428 c386-7W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Components Finance Large goods vehicles Motor vehicles Safety Research
Contains statistics: Yes
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