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Seat Belts

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) front and (b) rear seat belt wearing rates are among (i) males and (ii) females in each of the last five years for which information is available; and what the equivalent rates were in (A)1980, (B) 1982, (C) 1983, (D)1984, (E) 1987, (F) 1990, (G) 1992, (H) 1994, (I) 1996 and (J) 1998. [39777]

Dr. Ladyman: Survey data on observed seat belt wearing rates from 1982 to 1989 only cover front seat occupants of cars and do not distinguish by gender. Surveys were not made prior to 1982. The available data are in the table:
Wearing rates for car front seat occupants Percentage

Month Driver Passenger

May 1982 37 39

April 1983 95 94

April 1984 95 96

April 1987 94 95

Source:
TRRL report RR289: Restraint use by car occupants 1982 to 1989"

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Month	Driver	Passenger
May 1982	37	39
April 1983	95	94
April 1984	95	96
April 1987	94	95

From October 1988, surveys provided the following observed wearing rates for drivers and front and rear occupants:
Wearing rates for car drivers and front and rear seat occupants

As at April 1990 Percentage

Driver 93

Front passenger 93

Rear passenger 45

Source:
TRRL leaflet LF2051 Restraint use by car occupants 1990–91"

As at April 1990	Percentage
Driver	93
Front passenger	93
Rear passenger	45

From April 1991 the surveys provided observed wearing rates by age group for drivers and by age group and gender for front and rear occupants, shown in the following table. Later surveys provided wearing rates by gender for drivers. A gender split for children is only available from April 2003. Prior to April 2003, the data for children in rear seats are split into 0–4 and 5–13 age groups and wearing rates are not aggregated.
Wearing rates for car drivers, front and rear seat occupants distinguished by age group and gender Percentage

Driver
Front seat passenger
Rear seat passenger

Age groups

Gender 17–29 30–59 60 0–13 14–29 30–59 60 0–13 14–29 30–59 60 or 0–4/5–13

April 1992
Male 91 93 94 94 83 87 88 85/67 44 39 48

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 93 96 95 — 41 51 55

April 1994

Male 92 93 94 97 87 89 93 82/81 36 40 53

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 93 97 96 — 46 53 65

April 1996

Male 91 91 93 95 84 91 93 85/74 31 42 53

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 92 96 95 — 40 48 59

April 1998

Male 91 91 93 96 84 86 89 87/73 38 36 59

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 91 95 95 — 46 52 66

April 1999

Male 91 92 94 97 88 90 92 94/86 53 47 70

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 94 96 97 — 58 61 72
April 2000

Male 88 91 93 96 83 89 93 94/86 45 45 69

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 93 96 97 — 49 61 74

April 2001

Male 91 91 92 96 83 85 92 94/85 54 49 55

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 93 96 96 — 52 52 70

April 2002

Male 91 91 93 95 86 85 93 97/86 53 37 59

Female ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— ⁽⁶⁾— — 93 96 97 — 61 58 69

April 2003

Male 86 88 92 96 82 81 93 90 51 41 68

Female 93 95 94 96 92 96 97 91 61 64 73

April 2004

Male 88 91 92 96 84 89 94 92 57 47 69

Female 96 96 96 97 94 96 97 93 71 67 80

April 2005

Male 90 90 94 98 87 88 95 93 56 45 65

Female 96 96 97 96 93 96 98 92 70 66 80

Source:
TRL leaflets Lf2056, 2068, 2077, 2078, 2081, 2083, 2085, 2087, 2090, 2092, 2096.

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	Driver	Front seat passenger	Rear seat passenger
	Age groups
Gender	17–29	30–59	60	0–13	14–29	30–59	60	0–13	14–29	30–59	60 or 0–4/5–13
April 1992
Male	91	93	94	94	83	87	88	85/67	44	39	48
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	93	96	95	—	41	51	55

April 1994
Male	92	93	94	97	87	89	93	82/81	36	40	53
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	93	97	96	—	46	53	65

April 1996
Male	91	91	93	95	84	91	93	85/74	31	42	53
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	92	96	95	—	40	48	59

April 1998
Male	91	91	93	96	84	86	89	87/73	38	36	59
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	91	95	95	—	46	52	66

April 1999
Male	91	92	94	97	88	90	92	94/86	53	47	70
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	94	96	97	—	58	61	72
April 2000
Male	88	91	93	96	83	89	93	94/86	45	45	69
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	93	96	97	—	49	61	74

April 2001
Male	91	91	92	96	83	85	92	94/85	54	49	55
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	93	96	96	—	52	52	70

April 2002
Male	91	91	93	95	86	85	93	97/86	53	37	59
Female	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	—	93	96	97	—	61	58	69

April 2003
Male	86	88	92	96	82	81	93	90	51	41	68
Female	93	95	94	96	92	96	97	91	61	64	73

April 2004
Male	88	91	92	96	84	89	94	92	57	47	69
Female	96	96	96	97	94	96	97	93	71	67	80

April 2005
Male	90	90	94	98	87	88	95	93	56	45	65
Female	96	96	97	96	93	96	98	92	70	66	80

The most recent survey results, Restraint use by car occupants 2003 to 2005" (Reference Lf2096) are available free from TRL at www.trl.co.uk/store/report_list.asp?pid=211&pno=6&searchtext= (listed under Reports 51–54). Earlier reports are available on application to TRL (www.trl.co.uk).

Speed Cameras

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will permit revenue raised from speed camera fines to be used to fund 20 mph zones outside schools. [39289]

Dr. Ladyman: The current funding arrangement of the National Safety Camera Programme allows for revenue raised from safety cameras to be used only to fund the deployment of safety cameras.

This is because the Safety Camera Programme has a specific purpose, provided for in the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001, section 38 'Unified power for the Secretary of State to fund speed cameras etc' whereby police forces and highway authorities are provided with extra resources to support the deployment and operation of safety cameras, from the fines for speeding and red lightoffences detected, over and above their main road safety funding. The resources provided through the programme cannot therefore be used for any other purposes, not provided for in the Act.

Under this current arrangement any surplus fine revenue is paid to the Consolidated Fund at HM Treasury.

The Secretary of State announced on 15 December 2005 that this funding arrangement for safety cameras will end on 31 March 2007. From 1 April 2007 all future

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income from safety cameras in England and Wales will go to the Consolidated Fund in the same way as other fines.

In England the Department for Transport will be enhancing the level of funding for road safety within the local transport planning process by £440 million over the period 2007–08 to 2010–11. This new arrangement for funding road safety will give local road safety partnerships (local authorities, the police and other agencies who work with them) greater flexibility to implement the mix of road safety measures, including 20 mph zones around schools, that will make the greatest contribution to reducing road casualties in their area.

On 1 April 2007, responsibility for safety cameras in Wales will transfer to the National Assembly for Wales. I understand that the Welsh Assembly Government are considering future funding arrangements.

Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 29 November 2005, Official Report, column 328W, on speed cameras, what previous studies of regression to the mean effect on the statistics relating to the number of accidents on roads with speed cameras have been conducted; and what the results were. [36964]

Dr. Ladyman: The Department for Transport has not conducted any previous studies of the regression to the mean effect on the number of accidents on roads with speed cameras.

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras there are in the county of Nottinghamshire excluding cameras on theA1. [40689]

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Dr. Ladyman: The table shows the number of speed camera sites, broken down by type, which are operated by the Nottinghamshire Safety Camera Partnership, excluding those on the A1.

Nottinghamshire Nottingham city Total

Combined speed/red light 2 0 2

Time/distance 7 4 11

Fixed 6 3 9

Mobile 24 12 36

Total 39 19 58

	Nottinghamshire	Nottingham city	Total
Combined speed/red light	2	0	2
Time/distance	7	4	11
Fixed	6	3	9
Mobile	24	12	36
Total	39	19	58

There may be several camera housings contained within one site. The police have the discretion to enforce speed limits outside the national safety camera programme, and this could be done anywhere on the road network.

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department collects centrally on speeding fines. [39683]

Dr. Ladyman: Information on speeding fines is collected by the Home Office. The only information held by the Department is the total income from fixed penalty fines from safety cameras that are operated as part of the safety camera programme. This information is available for each area that participates in the national safety camera programme. The latest information available is shown in the Audit Certificates published on the Department's website at www.dft.gov.uk/safetycameras.

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