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Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many traffic accidents there were involving (a) pedestrians, (b) buses, (c) trams and (d) cyclists in London in each year since 1997. [87499]
Dr. Ladyman: The numbers of personal injury accidents reported to the police involving (a) pedestrian casualties, (b) buses, (c) trams and (d) cyclists in London in each year since 1997 are given in the following table.
Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many sleep-related traffic accidents occurred on motorways in each of the past three years; how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries were incurred; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of such accidents. [87584]
Dr. Ladyman: I refer to my answers to my hon. Friend the Member for South Swindon (Anne Snelgrove) of 28 November 2005, Official Report, column 153W and to the hon. Member for Southend, West (Mr. Amess) of 3 July 2006, Official Report, column 740W.
Bicycle Bells
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce legislation to make it a requirement for all bicycles to be fitted with bells at all times whilst being ridden. [87358]
Dr. Ladyman: Bells are currently required to be fitted at the point of sale of a bicycle, but there is no obligation to retain the bell when the cycle is in use, or indeed for the bell to be used.
New harmonised European construction standards for bicycles come into force in November this year. Although they do not cover bicycle bells, the introduction of these standards makes this a sensible moment to review our current policies on cycle construction, including the question of bells.
I would of course undertake a public consultation before making any proposal to amend regulations.
Boat Collisions (River Thames)
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many collisions of boats there were on the River Thames in each of the last five years. [87786]
Dr. Ladyman: For each of the five years from 2001 to 2005 the total numbers of collisions involving all types of craft in the Thames area recorded by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are:
| Number | |
Boat Licences
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many boat licences were granted in each London borough in each year since 1997. [87501]
Dr. Ladyman: This information is not held by the Department for Transport.
Bus Driver Tests
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the pass rate was in each of the last three financial years for driving tests conducted by the Driving Standards Agency examiners on bus driver candidates; and how many bus driver candidates passed in each year. [87858]
Dr. Ladyman: The following table shows PCV (bus) tests conducted, number of passes and the pass rate for the last three financial years. Only tests conducted by DSA examiners are included.
| Number tests | Number passes | Pass rate (percentage) | |
Cargo Transfers
Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his Answer of 27 June 2006, Official Report, column 258W, on cargo transfers, what guidance his Department has issued to harbour authorities on applying for (a) Harbour Revision Orders and (b) other orders under the Harbours Act 1964; and whether such guidance applies only in England and Wales. [87808]
Dr. Ladyman: The Department has published advice on the procedures for obtaining Harbour Orders on the Department's website at http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_shipping/documents/page/dft_shipping_ 611467.hcsp.
The guidance applies only to England and Wales.
Crossrail
Mr. Brazier: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what studies he has undertaken on the likely impact of Crossrail on the Heathrow Express. [86265]
Derek Twigg [holding answer 18 July 2006]: The report of the Crossrail Timetable Working Group, published on 22 June 2006, considers the impact of Crossrail services on existing rail services and future services allowing for growth, including Heathrow Express. A copy of the report can be found on my Department’s website: http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_ 611918.pdf
Cycling Accidents
Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) slight injuries suffered by cyclists on (i) urban roads and (ii) rural roads in each year since 2003 resulted from collisions involving (A) at least one motor vehicle, (B) no motor vehicles and (C) powered two-wheel vehicles. [87211]
Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is given in the table. The figures relate to casualties in personal injury road accidents reported to the police.
| Cyclist Casualties on Urban and Rural Roads, by Vehicle Involved in an Accident: 2003-05 | ||||
| Accidents involving: | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have (a) died and (b) received serious head injuries as a result of a cycling accident in each of the last 10 years. [87212]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of fatalities in personal injury road accidents reported to the police involving cyclists is given in the table.
| Fatalities in accidents involving a cyclist, Great Britain, 1996-2005 | |
| Number | |
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