§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has concerning the total tonnage miles of freight carried by railways in the United Kingdom in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available; and what were the comparable actual and percentage figures for road freight transport in each of those years.
§ Mr. FreemanComparative data for Great Britain can be found in table 9.3 of Transport Statistics Great Britain 1993, a copy of which has been placed in the Library. Table 1.9 contains percentage figures for the years 1981–1991; comparable data for earlier years may be found in previous annual reports. Equivalent data for Northern ireland are not available.