§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in what form his Department holds figures on the proportion of freight going by(a) road and (b) rail over the last 10 years. [22119]
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§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 10 December 2001]: The Department compiles statistics of tonnes-kilometres moved and tonnes lifted by road, water, and pipeline. The Strategic Rail Authority do likewise for rail on a quarterly basis. Annual statistics for all modes over the last 10 years are published in the Department's annual publication "Transport Statistics Great Britain 2001", available in the Library.