HC Deb 16 April 2002 vol 383 c803W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the estimated number of lorries on the roads was in each of the last five years. [49700]

Mr. Byers

The latest available figures for 1996 to 2000, based on DVLA records of the number of heavy goods vehicles registered, are:

Number
1996 430,000
1997 426,000
1998 427,000
1999 424,000
2000 422,000