HC Deb 12 May 1994 vol 243 cc240-1W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has of the total amount of annual use that is made, in journey miles, of the United Kingdom motorway system; and if he will provide separate figures for(a) cars and vans and (b) larger freight vehicles and coaches.

Mr. Key

The provisional estimate of traffic on the motorway system in the United Kingdom in 1993 is 38.6 billion vehicle miles of which cars, taxis and light vans account for 32.7 billion vehicle-miles and goods vehicles 5.3 billion vehicle-miles. Figures for cars and light vans excluding taxis are not available. Provisional figures are not available for coaches.

Mr. Sykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what was the cost of road traffic accidents over the last five years on the A64 between Hopgrove roundabout and the Castle Howard dual carriageway and between Malton and Seamer;

(2) what was the cost of road traffic accidents on the A64 over each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Key

As the information requested relates to operational matters of the Highways Agency, I have asked the chief executive to write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. John Sykes, dated 11 May: I have been asked to reply to your questions numbered 14 and 15 on the Order Paper for Tuesday 10 May because the information requested relates to operational matters for which the Highways Agency is responsible. The cost of road traffic accidents on the A64 trunk road between Leeds and Scarborough in each of the last 5 years was:

Year £ million
1989 9.49
1990 11.45
1991 7.46
1992 7.68
1993 6.72
The cost of road traffic accidents over the last five years on the single carriageway of the A64 trunk road between Hopgrove Roundabout and the Castle Howard dual carriageway was £5.69m and between Malton and Seamer was £12.67 million.