Question follow-through · 113917

Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths involving refuse collection vehicles have been recorded in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths involving refuse collection vehicles have been recorded in each of the last five years.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Deaths in reported road collisions, on public roads (including footways) in Great Britian are based on data supplied to the Department by police forces via a collection known as STATS19. The latest figures available are for 2024, and figures for the last ...

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