§ Mr. Snapeasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report (a) the most recent surveyed average daily traffic flow of heavy goods vehicles between the West Midlands conurbation and Southampton docks from the survey carried out in 1979 on the A34 between Oxford and Southampton and from any other survey of a similar kind and (b) the average daily number of containers in tonnage equivalent units (TEUs) moving by rail in each direction, for the same period, between West Midlands and Southampton freightliner terminals.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information asked for in the first part of the question is not available in the precise form requested by the hon. Member. I shall write to the hon. Member with the figures on road goods traffic that are available. Questions about detailed movements of goods by rail should be directed to British Rail but it would be justified in regarding some details as confidential commercial information.