§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the estimated number of(a) private cars and (b) lorries entering and leaving the channel tunnel portal at Folkestone from the Eurotunnel shuttle service in (i) 1993, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 2003.
§ Mr. FreemanThe latest available figures are contained in a report published in August 1990 by the cross-channel traffic group. The report provides estimates of the total number of cars and goods vehicles using the tunnel on an average annual day. The table shows the figures multiplied by 365:
Cars Goods vehicles 1993 3,176,595 547,500 2003 4,352,990 888,045 No estimate was made for 1998.