HC Deb 25 November 1991 vol 199 c402W
Mr. David Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the national economic costs of traffic congestion.

Mr. Chope

We are taking a wide range of measures to deal with congestion, including substantial investment in public transport, roads and traffic management. There is no precise estimate of the total costs of congestion, but the cost is some billions of pounds each year.