§ 69. Mr. BARCLAY-HARVEYasked the Minister of Transport the total number 1726 of private motor cars, motor hackney carriages, and mechanically-propelled commercial vehicles, respectively, licensed in England and Wales and Scotland, respectively, on 1st January, 1920, and 1st January, 1926?
§ Colonel ASHLEYAs the asnwer contains a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ No figures are available for the specific dates mentioned in the question.
§ In 1921 and 1925 it is estimated from the licensing returns, that the following numbers of vehicles of the classes stated were used upon public roads in Great Britain:
| 1921. | 1925. | |
| Horse-power class | 250,000 | 580,000 |
| Motor hackney carriages | 76,000 | 99,000 |
| Commercial goods vehicles | 135,000 | 232,000 |
§ Particulars of the distribution of the vehicles between England and Wales and Scotland could not be obtained without a considerable expenditure of time and labour, and I hope my hon. Friend will not press for them.