§ Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the present size of the lorry fleet now registered in Aberdeenshire; what are the categories of licences into which they are divided; and what total volume of freight they can now handle.
§ Mr. PeytonIn the summer of 1970, the latest period for which figures are available, there were about 400 agricultural goods vehicles and over 4,000 general goods vehicles of over 1½ tons unladen weight currently licensed by the Aberdeenshire County Council or by the Burgh of Aberdeen. The carrying capacity of these vehicles was about 42,000 tons.