HC Deb 26 February 1958 vol 583 cc46-7W
65. Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will arrange for a survey to be made over an adequately representative period of the amount of goods carried by C licensed vehicles, of the distances carried, and percentage of mileage run loaded and empty, respectively.

Mr. Watkinson

The survey to be taken in the seven days beginning Monday, 21st April next, of which informed the hon. Member in answer to his Question of 19th February, will provide most of this information, but will take me time to analyse.

Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the composition of C licensed fleets, showing those comprising less than 10 vehicles and progressively above that number in units of 10 or in any other convenient form.

Mr. Watkinson

I am afraid that this information is not available and could not be obtained except at a disproportionate cost in time and labour.

Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the composition of C licensed fleets by unladen weight of vehicles showing those comprising vehicles of less than two tons only, and progressively by units of one ton or in any other convenient form.

Mr. Watkinson

The information asked for is as follows:

NUMBER OF GOODS VEHICLES AUTHORISED UNDER "C" CARRIERS' LICENCES ACCORDING TO UNLADEN WEIGHT CATEGORIES AS AT 31ST DECEMBER. 1957
Unladen Weights in Tons
Exceeding Not Exceeding
2 750,908
2 3 238,409
3 4 45,337
4 5 16,939
5 6 8,118
6 7 3,900
7 8 3,142
8 9 1,895
9 10 1,047
10 506
Grand Total 1,070,201

No analysis of the number of operators owning the vehicles in each weight category is available.