HC Deb 02 December 1992 vol 215 cc245-6W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what figures he has showing the average length of journey in Wales from home to(a) hospital, (b) leisure facilities, (c) shopping facilities and (d) the place of work in Wales during each of the last 15 years, nationally and by local authority.

Number of confirmed cases of BSE in Wales by month of service of form A at 30 November 1992
Clwyd Dyfed Mid Glamorgan South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Gwent Gwynedd Powys Total
January 1990 7 30 0 0 0 10 4 9 60
February 1990 10 49 4 0 1 9 0 9 82
March 1990 14 75 4 0 1 10 3 15 122
April 1990 11 48 4 2 0 3 3 12 83
May 1990 15 44 4 1 0 4 1 14 83
June 1990 9 38 4 3 1 5 3 4 67

Sir Wyn Roberts

Information on the average length of journeys is available only for Wales as a whole from the national travel survey. Figures from the latest survey for which Welsh results are available are given in the table.

Average length of journey in Wales, by purpose, 1985–86
Miles All journeys
From home to:
Leisure facilities
Social/Entertainment 6.3
Holidays/Day trips 14.7
Shopping facilities 4.9
Place of work 5.8
Carry out personal medical business1 6.2
All2 6.2

Source: 1985–86 National Travel Survey, Department of Transport.

1 No data are available for hospital visits specifically.

2 Includes journeys in the course of work, for education purposes and other personal business.

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