HC Deb 24 January 2002 vol 378 c1042W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) bus and (b) rail journeys there were in each year since 1995; and if he will express the figures as an index using 1997 as the base. [29697]

Mr. Jamieson

Figures for bus journeys are collected by financial year. The table provides statistics from 1995–96 to 2000–01 and index numbers based on 1997–98 = 100.

Bus and rail journeys in Great Britain
Million
Financial year Local bus Index National rail Index
1995–96 4,383 101.2 761 90.0
1996–97 4,350 100.5 801 94.7
1997–98 4,330 100.0 846 100.0
1998–99 4,248 98.1 892 105.4
1999–2000 4,281 98.9 931 110.0
2000–01 4,309 99.5 957 113.1