Horse Users and Cyclists, London (Hansard, 4 March 1994)

HC Deb 04 March 1994 vol 238 c88W 88W

§ Mr. Harry Greenway
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the number of horse users and cyclists using the roads of London currently and 10 and 20 years ago; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Norris
The Department has no records of the numbers of horses owned or ridden in London.
The estimated number of Londoners—defined here as people resident within the M25—using cycles on a typical weekday, excluding school holidays, is:

Year Number

1991 138,000

1981 185,000

Data are not available for 1971.