§ 23. Mr. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport whether he will give the numbers of vehicles, other than hackneys, falling into the following categories:heavy oil, light oil and electric, as at February, 1946; and whether he will consider similarly subdividing these figures in future issues of his Department's "Monthly Digest of Statistics."
§ Mr. BarnesThe number of electrically propelled goods vehicles for which licences were current at 28th February, 1946, was approximately 6,800. I regret that separate figures are not available of the numbers of vehicles at present using light and heavy oil fuel respectively. This information was obtained before the war by a census of road vehicles which was taken in September of each year. This census was suspended at the outbreak of war, but it is hoped to resume it in the near future, when the information desired will again become available.
§ Mr. Godfrey NicholsonWill the Minister take steps to find out the number of steam vehicles?
§ Mr. BarnesNo doubt the census will disclose information of that sort.