HL Deb 18 November 1996 vol 575 c121WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list, separately for London and the United Kingdom excluding London, how many passenger journeys on scheduled bus services were undertaken in each of the last 10 years.

Viscount Goschen

Data for the whole of the UK is not readily available. The following table summarises the available figures:

million passenger journeys
Year London Great Britain outside London Great Britain
1986–87 1,164 4,177 5,341
1987–88 1,207 4,085 5,292
1988–89 1,211 4,004 5,215
1989–90 1,188 3,886 5,074
1990–91 1,178 3,672 4,850
1991–92 1.149 3,516 4,665
1992–93 1,129 3,351 4,480
1993–94 1,117 3,268 4,385
1994–95 1,167 3,253 4,420
1995–96 1,205 3,178 4,383

Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list, separately for London and the United Kingdom excluding London, how many scheduled bus-miles were operated in each of the last 10 years.

Viscount Goschen

Data for the whole of the UK is not readily available. The following table summarises the available figures:

million vehicle kilometres
Year London Great Britain outside London Great Britain
1986–87 278 1,882 2,160
1987–88 276 2,065 2,342
1988–89 285 2,104 2,390
1989–90 292 2,150 2,442
1990–91 304 2,144 2,448
1991–92 316 2,172 2,488
1992–93 330 2,185 2,515
1993–94 343 2,242 2,585
1994–95 356 2,293 2,649
1995–96 353 2,270 2,623