§ Mr. AdleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department has taken to quantify the respective real costs, including all associated and indirect demands, on public funds of(a) road and (b) rail transport in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. FreemanLevels of public expenditure on road and rail transport are set out in the Department of Transport's annual report.
No comprehensive information is available on the effects of road and rail transport on other public expenditure programmes or on taxation, although costs such as policing are included in the track costs calculation for roads.