Written question asked by Peter Bottomley (Conservative) on Friday, 12 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 5 January 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he (a) has commissioned and (b) plans to commission on the reasons for the number of drink drive fatalities.

Answer: Peter Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research he (a) has commissioned and (b) plans to commission on the reasons for the number of drink drive fatalities. [144553] Mr. Jamieson: Estimates of drink drive deaths and injuries are produced annually and routine information is obtained from Coroners on the level of alcohol in road accident fatalities. These enable monitoring of trends. For the purpose of developing road safety publicity we continue to gauge attitudes and behaviour in omnibus research carried out throughout the year and also in qualitative research with targeted groups on both the effectiveness of various creative strategies and on attitudes and behaviour towards drink driving. Our road safety research programme has included many projects on alcohol related accidents. Most recent projects have examined the behaviour of High Risk Offenders and the effectiveness of Drink Drive Rehabilitation Courses. We are about to place a contract to investigate the usefulness, acceptability and impact on lifestyle of Alcohol Ignition Interlocks for drink driving offenders. We are also the main sponsor of the worlds largest conference on this subject--the 17th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety which meets in Glasgow in August 2004.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 144553; 416 c47-8W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Alcoholic drinks Death Accidents Casualties Driving under influence Roads Research
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