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Railways: Greater Manchester
Mark Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many train services on average ran on Saturdays in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009 between Manchester and (i) Heald Green, (ii) Bramhall, (iii) Cheadle Hulme, (iv) Gately, (v) Davenport, (vi) Hazel Grove and (vii) Woodsmoor. [266160]
Paul Clark: The Department for Transport does not hold the information at the level of detail requested. Network Rail is the custodian of timetable and performance data for the rail industry. The hon. Member should contact Network Rail’s chief executive at the following address for a response to his question:
Iain Coucher
Chief Executive
Network Rail
Kings Place
90 York Way
London, N1 9AG
Roads: Accidents
Stephen Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many (a) accidents and (b) deaths on rural roads in which driving under the influence of illegal drugs was identified as a contributory factor there were in each (i) local authority area and (ii) constituency in each year since 1997; [264275]
(2) how many (a) accidents and (b) deaths on rural roads in which drink driving was identified as a contributory factor there were in each (i) local authority area and (ii) constituency in each year since 1997; [264276]
(3) how many (a) accidents and (b) deaths on rural roads in which excessive speed was identified as a
contributory factor there were in each (i) local authority area and (ii) constituency in each year since 1997. [264277]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The tables show the numbers of (a) accidents and (b) deaths on rural roads in which ‘impaired by drugs (illicit or medicinal)’, ‘impaired by alcohol’ and ‘exceeding speed limit’ were identified as contributory factors in each Government office region since 2005.
Information on contributory factors is not available below Government office region level and is only available from 2005. Note that up to six contributory factors can be recorded for an accident, so same accidents may be counted in more than one table.
| Accidents( 1) on rural( 2) roads with ‘Impaired by drugs’( 3) as a contributory factor | ||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| Government office regions | Accidents | Deaths | Accidents | Deaths | Accidents | Deaths |
| (1) Includes only accidents where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported (2) Excluding motorways (3) Drugs can be illicit or medicinal | ||||||
| Accidents( 1 ) on rural( 2) roads with ‘Impaired by alcohol’ as a contributory factor | ||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| Government office regions | Accidents | Deaths | Accidents | Deaths | Accidents | Death s |
| (1) Includes only accidents where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported (2) Excluding motorways | ||||||
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