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Written Question
Dangerous Driving
Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Asked by: Richard Graham (Conservative - Gloucester)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many recorded hit and run incidents involving (a) injury and (b) death there have been in each of the last five years.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The numbers of reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one hit and run driver by accident severity for the years 2009 to 2013 are shown in the table below.

Number of reported personal injury accidents involving at least one hit and run driver, by severity: GB, 2009-2013

Number of accidents involving at least one hit and run driver
FatalSeriousSlightTotal
2009781,56915,38217,029
2010571,46514,87916,401
2011731,61015,16016,843
2012751,57914,00815,662
2013571,44813,88515,390

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Dec 2013
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Dec 2013
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"I am grateful to the Secretary of State for that reply. For too long under the previous Government very little was done to improve Gloucester station. Under this Government’s scheme we have had welcome improvements, including lifts for the elderly and disabled, and yesterday Network Rail confirmed that for the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Sep 2013
Cycling

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Apr 2012
Railway Stations

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 23 Feb 2012
Cycling

"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. As the newspaper has it, “The debate begins” and he’s pedalling first.”

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Dec 2011
First Great Western Rail Franchise

"I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak towards the end of this most important debate. The tender of the First Great Western franchise is of key interest not just to my constituents in Gloucester and throughout the county of Gloucestershire, but, as we have heard, across the entire …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2011
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2011
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"I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his answer. This morning I spoke with the owner of the 160-year-old haulage company, Joseph Rice, in my constituency of Gloucester, which is going into receivership. He believes that others might follow before long. Does the Secretary of State agree that …..."
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