§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average cubic capacity of engines of cars registered in the last year for which figures are available, for(a) United Kingdom-produced cars and (b) imported cars.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information, as requested, is not available.
However, the distribution of cars first registered in Great Britain in 1991 by engine size is as follows:
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Cars first registered in 1991 Cubic capacity Great Britain produced thousands Imported thousands up to 1000 32 71 1001 – 1200 106 61 1201 – 1300 65 74 1301 – 1400 153 94 1401 – 1500 1 21 1501 – 1600 191 106 1601 – 1800 53 173
Cubic capacity Great Britain produced thousands Imported thousands 1801–2000 95 199 2001–2200 0 4 2201–2500 11 31 2501–3000 4 31 over 3000 14 9 Total 726 874 Average c.c. 1492 1606