Robert Flello
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured whilst working on the hard shoulder in each of the last three years.
[Official Report, 10 December 2013, Vol. 572, c. 185-86W.]
Letter of correction from Robert Goodwill:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Robert Flello) on 10 December 2013:
The full answer given was as follows:
Mr Goodwill
The following data has been provided by the Highways Agency who manage and operate the Strategic Road Network in England:
Number | |
|---|---|
Killed: | |
2011 | 0 |
2012 | 0 |
2013 | 1 |
Seriously Injured: | |
2011 | 1 |
2012 | 0 |
2013 | 1 |
These figures include both directly employed and contractor employees carrying out work for the Highways Agency and specifically refer to hard shoulder incidents only.
The correct answer should have been:
Mr Goodwill
The following data has been provided by the Highways Agency who manage and operate the Strategic Road Network in England:
Number | |
|---|---|
Killed: | |
2011 | 0 |
2012 | 1 |
2013 | 0 |
Seriously Injured: | |
2011 | 1 |
2012 | 0 |
2013 | 1 |
These figures include both directly employed and contractor employees carrying out work for the Highways Agency and specifically refer to hard shoulder incidents only.