HC Deb 19 June 1979 vol 968 c501W
Mr. Mawby

asked the Minister of Transport what was the estimated passenger mileage in 1978 in Great Britain by each of the following modes: car and taxi, bus and coach, motorcycle, rail, air and cycle

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The provisional estimate for 1978 of total passenger miles by rail, road and air in Great Britain

Region Households (millions) mid—1977 One or more cars percentage
Northern 1.1 50
Yorkshire and Humberside 1.8 50
East Midlands 1.3 61
East Anglia 0.7 65
Greater London 2.7 52
Rest of South—East 3.5 67
South-West 1.6 65
West Midlands 1.8 58
North-West 2.3 50
Wales 1.0 59
Scotland 1.8 46
Northern Ireland 0.4 54
United Kingdom 19.9 57