§ Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Transport what were the ton-miles of freight carried by British coastal shipping in 1983; and how these compared with the ton-miles of freight carried by road and rail, respectively.
§ Mr. David MitchellEstimates of goods moved in Great Britain by mode are published in "Quarterly Transport Statistics", which is available in the Library. The figures for 1983 are as follows:
Billion ton-miles *Road 62 Rail 10 *Water 28 *Pipeline 6 *Total 106 * Provisional estimates "Water" consists of coastwise shipping and internal traffic on inland waterways, but the latter accounts for only some 0.2 billion ton-miles.