HC Deb 01 July 1991 vol 194 c11W
24. Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the cost of transport delays due to congestion, roadworks or breakdowns during 1990.

Mr. Rilkind

We are taking a wide range of measures to deal with congestion, including substantial investment in public transport, roads and traffic management. There are no reliable estimates of the total costs of congestion, but they are clearly large.