§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish statistics showing the growth of roll-on—roll-off lorry movements through ports controlled by the British Transport Docks Board, in a form comparable to that adopted by the Dover Harbour Board in the publication of its relevant statistics.
§ Mr. MarksFollowing is the information for Dover, Hull and Southampton. For reasons of commercial confidentiality separate statistics are not available for other ports controlled by the British Transport Docks Board.
Road Goods vehicle movements through Dover, Hull and Southampton: 1969–1974
Thousand Units 1969 1970 1971 Dover … 54 83 109 Hull … 18 17 24 Southampton … 29 30 38 1972 1973 1974 Dover … 157 191 253 Hull … 35 50 55 Southampton … 45 61 59