§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the figures from 1976 to 1987 on goods lifted by road.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[holding answer 20 February 1989]: Estimates of total goods lifted by road between 1976 and 1987 are shown in the table. The figures include work done by heavy goods vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight) and also by small commercial vehicles (less than 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight). These figures are also published in "Transport Statistics Great Britain 1977–1987" (tables 1.13 and 7.3).
Tonnes (million) lifted by road: Great Britain: 1976–1987 million tonnes 1976 1,505 1977 1,419 1978 1,491 1979 1,487 1980 1,383 1981 1,286 1982 1,376 1983 1,349 1984 1,395 1985 1,451 1986 1,476 1987 1,542