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Roads: Accidents
Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2008, Official Report, column 48W, on roads: accidents, what proportion of deaths on roads occurred on (a) motorways, (b) trunk roads, (c) B roads and (d) other roads in the last 10 years. [184941]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The proportion of fatalities in reported road accidents, in (a) St. Ives (b) Cornwall and (c) Great Britain by road type are given in the following tables.
| (a) St. Ives constituency( 1) | ||||
| Percentage of fatalities | ||||
| Motorways | A roads | B roads | Other roads | |
| (1) Based on 2004 parliamentary constituency boundaries. | ||||
| (b ) Cornwall | ||||
| Percentage of fatalities | ||||
| Motorways | A roads | B roads | Other roads | |
| (c ) Great Britain | ||||
| Percentage of fatalities | ||||
| Motorways | A roads | B roads | Other roads | |
Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2008, Official Report, column 48W, on Roads: Accidents, what assessment she had made of the causes of the reduction of the number of deaths from road accidents in the last 10 years. [184942]
Jim Fitzpatrick: An analysis of the key causes of road collisions, including those which were fatal, can be found in the second three-year review of the Government’s road safety strategy, which is available from our website at:
Roads: Construction
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of new road have been built in each year since 1997. [Official Report, 20 November 2008, Vol. 483, c. 3MC.] [180280]
Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 21 January 2008]: The following table shows the total miles of trunk road and motorway built in each year from 1997 to December 2007.
| Calendar year | Scheme miles |
These figures are currently being reviewed.
Data on lengths of non-trunk roads constructed are not collected centrally and an overall figure are not therefore available.
Rolling Stock
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average weight of a two-car train was in (a) 1985, (b) 1997 and (c) 2006. [184190]
Mr. Tom Harris [holding answer 4 February 2008]: The Department for Transport does not hold information in the form requested. However, the following tables compare the weight of representative two-car diesel and electric multiple unit trains built during the period specified.
| Build year | Class of DMU | Weight of two-car units (tonnes) |
| Build year | Class of EMU | Weight of two-car units (tonnes) |
In the period covered by this question, there has been a general increase in average train weight driven by improvements in crashworthiness and the introduction of features such as power doors, air conditioning and double glazing.
A degree of caution is needed, however, in comparing train weights as different trains will have different carrying capacities and performance characteristics (such as top speed and acceleration).
The technical specification recently published by DfT for the Intercity Express high speed train, has a strong emphasis on reducing weight through the application of industry best practice and improvements in track quality.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Admiralty House
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Department took the decision that the ministerial residence occupied by Lord Malloch Brown was to be refurbished and redecorated when the right hon.
Member for Kingston-upon-Hull (Mr. Prescott) vacated the flat in Admiralty House. [178881]
Meg Munn: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office authorised the minor works undertaken.
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date Lord Malloch Brown first occupied his official ministerial residence in Admiralty House. [178887]
Meg Munn: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 14 November 2007, Official Report, column 313W.
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