§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Transport what economies his Department has effected in the past 12 months in the collection of road traffic statistics; and what further economies are now planned.
§ Mr. William RodgersThere has been no reduction in the scale of road traffic enumeration by my Department in the past 12 months, but careful control has continued to be exercised over payments to agent authorities. Sampling techniques are used in order to obtain the essential data at minimum cost, and the purposes and methods for the future collection of these statistics are currently under detailed review.