§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the numbers of passengers per annum carried by(a) bus, (b) rail, (c) private car and (d) aircraft in Scotland in each of the years from 1984 to date.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the tables:
Million passengers Bus Air 1984 727 6.9 1985 726 6.9 1986 702 7.2 1987 706 7.8 1988 712 8.5 1989 1 9.2 1 Bus passengers statistics for 1989 are not currently available.
Million passengers Rail 1984–85 64.1 1985–86 57.1 1986–87 53.1 1987–88 54.1 1988–89 54.0 1989–90 51.8 It is not possible to estimate with any degree of accuracy the number of passengers per annum carried by private car.