HC Deb 09 February 1987 vol 110 c47W
Mrs. Ann Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has concerning the level of domestic car ownership in (a) the north-west region and (b) the south-east region; and how that level compares with the figure for 10 years previously.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The proportion of households with cars in 1984–85 was(a) 54 per cent. in the north-west region and (b) 69 per cent. in the south-east region. The corresponding figures in 1974–75 were (a) 50 per cent. and (b) 59 per cent.