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Fennell Report
Mr. Evennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps are being taken to strengthen the links between the British Transport police and other emergency services in London in accordance with recommendation 28 of the Fennell report ;
(2) what steps are being taken to review the performance and training of British Transport police officers in accordance with recommendations 99 and 108 of the Fennell report.
Mr. Portillo : I understand that the chief constable of the British Transport police has submitted to the police committee a report of the action he has taken in the light of the Fennell report. I expect to have the committee's views shortly.
Mr. Evennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has made to the board of London Regional Transport or London Underground Limited to improve enforcement of the smoking prohibition on the London Underground in accordance with recommendation 101 of the Fennell report.
Mr. Portillo : The enforcement of the smoking prohibition on the Underground is the responsibility of London Underground Ltd. and the British Transport police. London Regional Transport in its response to the Fennell report, a copy of which is available in the Library, has accepted recommendation 101. British Transport police officers have been instructed to enforce the smoking prohibition and are instituting a campaign to secure prosecution of smoking offences using video recording equipment to identity offenders. I understand that the British Transport police are discussing the criteria for prosecutions with the Crown prosecution service.
Road Accidents
Mr. David Young : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will give statistics for the accident and safety record of (a) motorways and (b) other roads, over the last five years ; (2) what proposals he has to improve the safety of motorways in the future.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : The following table shows the number of accidents occuring on motorways, and on all roads, for each of the years 1983 to 1987.
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|c|Accidents and accident rates per 100 million vehicle
kilometers: Motorways and other roads: 1983-1987|c|
|1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987
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Motorways
Fatal |152 |172 |192 |202 |212
Fatal and serious |1,152 |1,151 |1,171 |1,295 |1,349
All severities |3,857 |4,412 |4,651 |5,162 |5,526
Rate |12 |13 |12 |12 |11
Other roads
Fatal |4,875 |4,966 |4,576 |4,693 |4,482
Fatal and serious |63,896 |66,035 |63,883 |61,787 |57,697
All severities |239,019|248,771|240,994|242,692|233,537
Rate |100 |102 |98 |94 |86
|c|The Casuality and Casuality rates per 100 million vehicle
kilometers|c|
|1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987
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Motorways
Fatal |187 |211 |241 |248 |283
Fatal and serious |1,604 |1,585 |1,695 |1,829 |1,866
All severities |6,360 |7,217 |7,658 |8,516 |9,080
Rate |21 |21 |20 |20 |19
Other roads
Fatal |5,258 |5,388 |4,924 |5,134 |4,842
Fatal and serious |74,464 |77,073 |74,450 |72,305 |67,552
All severities |302,224|317,097|309,866|312,935|302,393
Rate |127 |130 |126 |121 |111
Further information about motorways safety can be found in "Road Accidents Great Britain 1987", a copy of which is available in the Library. A comprehensive package of measures to improve motorway safety was announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State last April. Pamphlets giving fuller details were placed in the Library of the House. Most of
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the proposed measures have been implemented ; others involving technological and regulatory changes will be phased in over several years.
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