§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state, for each of the following industrial categories, the tonnage of goods lifted and the proportion accounted for by road transport in 1983: (a) building materials, timber and aggregates, (b) food, drink and 24W tobacco, (c) petroleum products, (d) coal and coke, (e) iron and steel, (f) chemicals and fertilizers, (g) other goods and (h) all goods.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information is as follows:
Domestic freight lifted in Great Britain 1983 (million tonnes) Commodity Total tonnes lifted* Per cent. by road Building materials, timber and aggregates 501 96 Food, drink and tobacco 307 99 Petroleum products 215 31 Coal and coke 167 43 Iron and steel 66 76 Chemicals and fertilizers 59 95 Other goods 384 97 All goods lifted 1,698 83 * By road, rail, inland waterways, coastal shipping and pipeline