§ Mr. Pageasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will give an estimate of the present ratio of road miles to the number of motor vehicles in use in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WatkinsonFrom information supplied by the Road Research Laboratory, I estimate that during peak hours there are between three and four motor vehicles in use on each mile of road.
§ Mr. Pageasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will give an estimate of the present ratio of the number of people to the number of motor vehicles in use in the United Kingdom, and the similar ratio in 1951; and what he anticipates that ratio will be in 1961, respectively.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe number of people for each motor vehicle licensed—include-ing motor-cycles—was about eleven in 1951, is now between six and seven, and if present trends continue, will be about five in 1961.