§ Mr. Michael Heseltineasked the Minister of Transport what figures she has obtained, in preparing her proposed legislation, to indicate the proportion of peak-hour passenger traffic being carried by rail in and out of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Newcastle, respectively.
§ Mr. Swingler:Because of differences in definition, no precise comparison can be made, but about 15 per cent. of peak hour passengers travel into the central areas of Manchester and Liverpool by rail; for Newcastle and Birmingham the proportion is about half this.