§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average vehicle count for a 12-hour weekday on the M6 adjacent to Stoke-on-Trent; and what is the corresponding number of heavy lorries.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe latest 12-hour weekday average count on M6 is 61,300 vehicles (36.5 per cent. heavy vehicles) between junctions 15 and 16 and 66,700 vehicles (21.5 per cent. heavy vehicles) between junctions 14 and 15. Counts were taken in September 1987.