Mr. W. E. Garrettasked the Secretary of State for Transport what would be the revenue that would arise in the next financial year from raising annual vehicle excise duties for buses and coaches to the equivalent lorry rate for the appropriate weight of the vehicle; what the average vehicle excise duty for each bus and coach would be under this system; what it is at present; and what the estimated total revenue from vehicle excise duty from buses and coaches will be in the current financial year.
§ Mr. HoramInformation about the unladen weight of buses and coaches is not kept. It is therefore impossible to estimate revenue receipts on the basis proposed. The average duty on hackney carriages with more than 20 seats is £32 in the current financial year and the estimated total revenue from such vehicles is £3 million.