HC Deb 14 January 1988 vol 125 cc360-1W
Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will show the most recent information on the percentage of passenger journeys made by transport mode for each region in Great Britain.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The following information is available from the 1985–86 national travel survey:

Percentage of journeys (all journeys over 1 mile)
Region Car or Van Bus or coach Rail Other public public modes Other public private modes All modes
Northern 63 20 1 2 14 100
Yorkshire and Humberside 62 20 1 1 16 100
East Midlands 72 12 1 15 100
East Anglia 75 7 1 17 100
South East excluding London 77 6 3 1 13 100
London 60 15 11 1 13 100
South West 76 7 1 16 100
West Midlands 72 12 1 1 14 100
North West 66 16 1 2 14 100
Wales 71 13 1 1 14 100
Scotland 59 21 1 2 17 100
Great Britain 69 13 3 1 14 100

Other public modes include coach tours and excursions, taxis and minicabs, air journeys (within Great Britain), and other public modes.

Other private modes include motor cycles, scooters and mopeds, bicycles, other private modes and walking (over 1 mile).

Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if, ignoring journeys to and from work of under

Percentage of journeys
Length of Journey
25 to 50 miles 50 to 100 miles 100 to 150 miles 150 to 200 miles 200 to 250 miles Over 250 miles
Car or van 82 80 81 75 61 48
Bus or coach 5 7 9 9 12 19
Rail 11 10 7 10 21 20
Other Public Modes 1 2 2 3 4 12
Other Private Modes 1 1 1 3 2 1
All Modes of Transport 100 100 100 100 100 100

Other public modes include coach tours and excursions, taxis and minicabs, air journeys (within Great Britain) and other public modes. It is not possible separately to identify air journeys.

Other private modes include motor cycles, scooters and mopeds, bicycles and other private modes.