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Mr. Ridley
The following are the main new requirements for lorry and trailer construction brought in by regulation over the period. Minor changes, those affecting special or rare types of lorry and provisions merely to allow Community standards as alternatives, are omitted.
| International Passengers at United Kingdom Airports—Estimated Breakdown by Purpose of Travel |
|
*Leisure |
Business |
| 1964 |
75.9 |
24.1 |
| 1975 |
77.4 |
22.6 |
| 1976 |
76.1 |
23.9 |
| 1977 |
76.1 |
23.9 |
| 1978 |
76.5 |
23.5 |
| 1979 |
76.5 |
23.5 |
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|
*Leisure |
Business |
| 1980 |
77.4 |
22.6 |
| 1981 |
77.5 |
22.5 |
| 1982 |
78.5 |
21.5 |
| 1983 |
78.1 |
21.9 |
| 1984 |
78.1 |
21.9 |
Source: International Passenger Survey
* Leisure includes those travelling for the purpose of a holiday; visiting friends and relations; formal study; medical, religious or marriage reasons; taking up employment and seeking employment. The vast majority of leisure travellers are on holiday or are visiting friends and relations.
| Vehicle kilometres by Type of Operator: Great Britain |
| (millions) |
|
|
All Operators |
Passenger Transport Executives |
Municipal Operators |
National Bus Company |
Scottish Bus Group |
Private Operators |
|
|
1964 |
3,795 |
682 |
312 |
1,468 |
295 |
641 |
|
|
1972 |
3,416 |
557 |
256 |
1,201 |
246 |
848 |
|
|
1973 |
3,426 |
556 |
257 |
1,191 |
245 |
886 |
|
|
1974 |
3,462 |
546 |
259 |
1,188 |
221 |
967 |
|
|
1975 |
3,550 |
554 |
261 |
1,191 |
240 |
1,019 |
|
|
1976 |
3,511 |
545 |
259 |
1,142 |
231 |
1,041 |
|
|
1977 |
3,451 |
524 |
250 |
1,110 |
216 |
1,062 |
|
|
1978 |
3,404 |
517 |
246 |
1,075 |
212 |
1,077 |
|
|
1979 |
3,338 |
505 |
242 |
1,045 |
208 |
1,073 |
|
|
1980 |
3,280 |
510 |
241 |
1,026 |
203 |
1,020 |
|
|
1981 |
3,227 |
487 |
233 |
973 |
206 |
1,048 |
|
|
1982 |
3,206 |
485 |
232 |
972 |
200 |
1,051 |
|
|
1983 |
3,280 |
482 |
231 |
969 |
202 |
1,131 |
|
The ownership of a number of operators changed in the period to 1975. The figures for earlier years have been adjusted to conform to the present ownership categories. For example, the passenger transport executive figure for 1964 consists of the municipal and private operators which later formed the PTEs. The vehicles kms. of operators in 1964 as they then existed were:
|
Million |
| Municipal Operators |
562 |
| Nationalised |
592 |
| Private |
930 |
| Staff employed at end of year by type of operators: Great Britain |
| (thousands) |
|
|
All operators |
Passenger transport executives |
Municipal operators |
National bus company |
Scottish bus group |
private operators |
|
|
1964 |
275 |
58 |
29 |
94 |
19 |
32 |
|
|
1972 |
220.6 |
47.0 |
23.0 |
71.1 |
14.6 |
30.7 |
|
|
1973 |
212.6 |
44.9 |
20.8 |
69.4 |
14.6 |
31.1 |
|
|
1974 |
215.4 |
46.0 |
21.3 |
70.9 |
14.4 |
30.5 |
|
|
1975 |
224.4 |
47.2 |
21.6 |
72.1 |
14.6 |
34.0 |
|
|
1976 |
218.5 |
46.2 |
20.9 |
69.0 |
13.4 |
34.2 |
|
|
1977 |
212.1 |
45.3 |
20.1 |
66.0 |
13.0 |
32.9 |
|
|
1978 |
211.1 |
45.6 |
19.8 |
63.6 |
12.4 |
34.7 |
|
|
1979 |
208.9 |
44.7 |
19.4 |
62.6 |
11.7 |
35.8 |
|
|
1980 |
201.0 |
45.1 |
19.2 |
57.7 |
10.8 |
34.3 |
|
|
1981 |
190.3 |
40.9 |
17.9 |
52.7 |
9.6 |
35.3 |
|
|
1982 |
187.0 |
39.4 |
17.5 |
50.9 |
9.3 |
37.5 |
|
|
1983 |
187.4 |
39.9 |
17.4 |
48.8 |
9.2 |
39.8 |
|