§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the average volume of commuter car traffic entering(a) Greater London and (b) central London per day for each of the last 10 years; and what are his predictions for the next five years.
§ Mr. NorrisThe available information is given in the following table:
Cars entering London daily between 7 am and 10 am Thousands London boundary cordon Central London cordon 1983 231 1— 1985 1— 127 1986 235 1— 1987 1— 123 1989 249 127 1991 1— 123 1992 259 1— 1 Not available. No predictions have been made of traffic five years ahead but over the longer term growth is expected to continue broadly in line with previous trends. This would give an increase of around one per cent. a year in the number of cars entering Greater London during the morning peak but no change in the number entering central London.