§ Ms Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the volume of freight, in tonnes, carried on the River Thames in each year from 1979 to 1995. [272]
§ Mr. NorrisThe volume of freight, in millions of tonnes, carried on the River Thames in each year from 1980 to 1994 was as follows:
Year Internal traffic Seagoing traffic 1980 6.15 20.49 1981 5.40 18.36 1982 4.39 21.18 1983 3.72 21.13 1984 3.78 19.65 1985 3.50 21.74 1986 3.18 23.30 1987 3.00 20.90 1988 2.93 23.43 1989 3.17 23.25 1990 2.00 24.75 1991 1.83 21.83 1992 1.84 20.89 1993 1.87 20.39 1994 2.83 21.30 Figures not available for 1979.