§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will consider seeking to arrive at a European solution for the problems and policies of
FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN GREAT BRITAIN 1960–1972 million tons Actual Mode 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972† Road … 1,192 1,240 1,248 1,385 1,535 1,565 1,615 1,625 1,680 1,690 1,695 1,735 1,698 Rail … 249 238 228 235 240 229 214 201 207 207 205 196 175 Other* … 57 61 64 74 78 87 91 87 94 98 101 105 106 Total … 1,498 1,539 1,540 1,694 1,853 1,881 1,920 1,913 1,981 1,995 2,001 2,036 1,979 Percentage Road … 79 81 81 82 83 83 84 85 85 85 85 85 86 Rail … 17 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 Other* … 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 Total … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 *"Other" consists of costal shipping, pipelines and inland waterways. † Provisional or estimated.