§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what statistics he has as to the chief causes of the delays now experienced by travellers in Greater London.
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§ Mr. WatkinsonI have no statistical analysis of delays to travellers in Greater London. A survey of road traffic conditions on selected main roads in Central London made by the Road Research Laboratory in 1956 showed that 35 per cent. of the journey time of vehicles was spent stopped or queueing at controlled intersections
§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what statistics or estimates are possessed by his Department as to how many hours per day are lost to production or industrial work by persons who are prevented by traffic delays in Greater London from doing work of a commercial value.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI have no statistics or estimates of the kind asked for by my hon. Friend.
§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what statistics he has as to the average value per hour of the working time of the average passenger travelling in any form of conveyance within the limits of Greater London between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
§ Mr. WatkinsonA survey of travel in Greater London made in 1954 by the Social Survey on behalf of the Road Research Laboratory and London Transport Executive showed that the average income of those who were travelling by road in working time was £580 a year. No figures are available for travel by rail.
§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what statistics or estimates are possessed by his Department as to the daily, weekly, or yearly financial loss that industrial London suffers due to the delays or hindrances from work experienced by wage or salary earners and those in executive capacities due to traffic holdups in the Greater London area.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI have no statistics or estimates of the kind asked for by my hon. Friend.
Sir A. Bosomasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what statistics he has as to man-hours lost 160W due to delays to traffic, now experienced in Greater London through traffic jams and other hold-ups, which are unavoidable.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI have no statistics about man-hours lost due to delays to traffic in Greater London.