§ Mr. Snapeasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for 1981–82 the taxation revenue and public road cost figures in the same format as in table 1 in columns 725 and 726 of Volume 981 of the Official Report for 28 March 1980, and which take into account an estimate of the revised revenues which are likely, given that the level of taxation on derv has been reduced from 2 July 1981, from the level announced in the last Budget; and if he will present a table showing the revenue, cost and revenue to cost ratios for the main categories of goods vehicles, giving the number of vehicles in each category as in table 2 in columns 205 and 206 of Volume 1 of the Official Report for 20 March 1981.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information requested is as follows:
Taxation revenue and public road costs 1981–82—revised July 1981—table 1.
Taxation revenue, attributed costs and revenue to cost ratios for selected categories of goods vehicles—revised July 1981—table 2.
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Table 2 Taxation Revenue, Attributed Costs, Revenue to Cost Ratios and Numbers for Selected Categories of Vehicle—Per Vehicle 1981–82 (Revised July 1981) GVW (Tonnes) Over Not Over Taxation Revenue Attributed Costs Revenue to Cost Ratio Number of Vehicles Licensed £ £ Rigid Vehicles 2 axles 3.5 5 490 190 2.6:1 14,000 12 13 1,230 790 1.6:1 33,000 16 17 1,730 1,620 1.1:1 72,000 3 axles 16 17 870 290 3.0:1 * 24 25 2,630 2,600 1.0:1 13,000 4 axles 24 25 2,500 1,780 1.4:1 2,000 30 31 4,110 4,400 0.9:1 12,000 Articulated Vehicles 3 axles 12 13 1,160 410 2.8:1 * 16 17 1,590 800 2.0:1 2,000 24 25 2,590 2,340 1.1:1 4,000 4 axles 25 26 2,700 1,600 1.7:1 * 32 33 4,330 4,990 0.9:1 74,000 5 axles 32 33 3,850 2,630 1.5:1 3,000 * Less than 1,000.