§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why the Social Survey Division of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys is seeking information on behalf of his Department concerning the ways in which people get from place to place; and what is the cost to public funds of getting this information.
§ Mr. MarksBy means of the National Travel Survey my Department obtains data on people's travel patterns together with information on individual and household characteristics, thereby providing an essential input to transport policies. The cost of this survey covering 15,000 households is £270,000.