§ Sir Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the studies and research used in support of the claim made in Chapter 1, 1.1 of his Department's publication using the Planning Process to Secure Travel Plans that(a) a 30 per cent. Modal shift in transport is a possibility and (b) that 10 to 20 per cent. has been achieved. [74981]
§ Mr. JamiesonThese assessments of the potential for modal shift are based on research carried out in the preparation of our guidance document "Making travel plans work: Lessons from UK case studies" which we published in August. The research report and case study summaries were published separately.
I am arranging for these documents to be placed in the Libraries of the House.
§ Sir Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what scope for modal shift has been identified in each of the multi-modal studies that have reported to date. [74982]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe scope for modal shift varies considerably due to differences in the characteristics of the study areas. In broad terms studies focused on urban areas have identified greater scope for modal shift than studies examining inter-urban corridors.