§ Baroness Elliot of Harwoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people travelled from London to Scotland in 1980 by (i) air, (ii) rail, or (iii) bus/coach respectively; and
How many people travelled from Scotland to London in 1980 by (i) air, (ii) rail, or (iii) bus/coach respectively.
§ The Earl of AvonThis information is not available in the form required in the two Questions. I am, however, able to give the following estimates which will give an indication of the annual average volume of travel by adult residents (16 years and over) during the period mid-1974—mid-1979, between London and Scotland.
Mode of Travel Thousand Journeys per annum London(a) to Scotland and Scotland to London Train 3,381 Bus/Coach 643 Air 3,088 Source: Lond Distance Travel Surveys.
(a) London includes GLC area, outer Metropolitan area, the South-east and the Outer South-east.