§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year for the last 10 years how many tonnes of radioactive material was imported via each of the Humber ports; how many tonnes were exported through these ports; what method of transport was used to transport the material to and from the ports; and if he will make a statement on the future plans for transporting radioactive waste through the Humber ports.
§ Mr. PortilloThe Department does not collect this information on a routine basis, but I am advised that the following shipments (in tonnes) were made through Immingham/Hull:
monitor trends in average flows and speeds. Full details are given in the Department's "Statistical Bulletin (88) 39" which is available in the Library. The costs of these surveys are not recorded separately for the central London area, but for London as a whole the total cost for the two-year period to March 1989 was £370,000.
In addition, statistical surveys are carried out for the development of proposals for road improvements. The Department carried out surveys for this purpose last month on the A13 trunk road in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham. The estimated cost of these surveys is £200,000.