§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the number of(a) driven-miles and (b) passenger miles, respectively, travelled in motor cars in each year since 1983.
§ Mr. NorrisA table follows.
Vehicle- and passenger-miles: cars and taxis1: 1983–1993 billions Year 1Vehicle-miles 2Passenger-miles 1983 144 242 1984 152 255 1985 156 260 1986 164 274 1987 177 295 1988 190 316 1989 206 343 1990 209 347 1991 208 346 1992 209 347 1993 209 347 1Vehicle-miles derived from the national road traffic survey. Data for cars only cannot be separated from the series for cars and taxis. 2 Passenger-miles derived from vehicle-miles and occupancy rates (persons per vehicle) from the national travel survey. In 1993 the occupancy rate for cars and taxis was 1.66.