HC Deb 07 December 1977 vol 940 cc720-1W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the number of one- and two-car families in each United Kingdom region; and if he will express this as a percentage of all families in each region.

Mr. Horam

Availability of cars in terms of households, derived from surveys in 1975 and 1976, is as follows:

vehicles which he includes within his definition of heavy vehicles.

Mr. Horam

The signs being used at the M6 roadworks to stream different classes of traffic are not mandatory and there is no definition of heavy vehicles for this purpose. The aim is to separate cars from slower and more cumbersome vehicles.