§ Mr. Fryasked the Minister of Transport if he will now publish the revised car ownership and car and goods vehicle traffic forecasts and present the principal figures in the Official Report.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe revised national traffic forecasts foreshadowed in para 48 of the recent roads White Paper are being published today. I have placed a copy in the Library. The revised forecasts of car traffic are broadly comparable to those used since January 1978, though the range envisaged is slightly wider. Goods vehicle mileage, however, is not now expected to grow at the rate forecast earlier. Assumptions consistent with those underlying the traffic forecasts will also be adopted for the assessment of individual schemes.