§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will tabulate in the Official Report, for the most recent year available, his estimate of total national expenditure on passenger movement by car, bus and coach, respectively, goods transport by road, purchase of new passenger and goods vehicles for roads, respectively, road capital expenditure, road maintenance, lighting and policing, respectively, and his estimate of the sums spent on total road passenger costs other than for taxed income.
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§ Dr. GilbertThe figures are as follows:
1974 United Kingdom national expenditure on road passenger movement:
£ million Cars/Taxis 6,400 Bus/Coach 650 Total road passenger of which: 7,050 Estimated sums spent on total road passenger costs other than from taxed personal income 1,350 Purchase of new passenger vehicles 2,000 1974 United Kingdom national expenditure on road goods movement including purchase of road goods vehicles 7,760 1974–75 Great Britain national expenditure: Road Capital (including lighting) 700 Road maintenance 350 Lighting (current) 50 Police (estimate) 70
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indicate, for the most recent convenient year, his estimate of the total passenger miles by the main categories of road vehicle, passenger miles by railway, his estimate of the percentage of the population who contributed to 25 per cent. and 50 per cent., respectively, of that mileage and the percentage of the population over 18 years of age not owning cars.
§ Dr. GilbertIn 1974 the total passenger kilometers in Great Britain were:
No information is available on the percentage of the population who contribute to 25 per cent. and 50 per cent. of the above passenger kilometres. The percentage of the population over 18 who are not main drivers of cars is about 65 per cent.
Car 345 X 109 kilometres Motorcycle 5 X 109 kilometres Bus and Coach 54 X 109 kilometres Train 36 X 109 kilometres