§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many foreign lorries entered the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Department does not collect data on lorries entering the United Kingdom but surveys all vehicles leaving the country by ferry. The figure for foreign lorries over 3.5 tonnes gross weight leaving the country in 1986 was 302,000. The statistics for the first three quarters of 1987 and previous years are contained in the Department's quarterly statistical bulletin — "Road Goods Vehicles on Roll-on Roll-off Ferries to mainland Europe". Copies are in the Library.