HC Deb 06 July 1981 vol 8 c58W
Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what was the vehicle traffic in 1980 in Great Britain by the following classes of road: motorways and A(M) roads, trunk roads, principal roads, B roads, C roads, unclassified roads and all roads in (a) built up areas and (b) non-built up areas;

(2) if he will state (a) the freight tonnage carried and (b) freight tonne kilometres moved by road in 1980;

(3) if he will publish in the Official Report estimates for 1980 on passenger kilometres travelled on (a) road private transport, (b) road public transport, (c) pedal cycles, (d) rail, (e) air and (f) the total;

(4) if he will publish in the Official Report estimates for 1980 for the following categories of users' expenditure on inland freight transport: road, rail, inland waterways and the total;

(5) if he will publish in the Official Report estimates for 1980 for the following categories of users' expenditure on inland passenger transport: purchase of motor vehicles, petrol and oil, repairs, vehicle and driving licences, bus and coach, taxi and hire car, rail and total expenditure.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The information requested will be published in "Transport Statistics Great Britain 1970–1980" later this year, but I shall write to my hon. Friend in the meantime.