HC Deb 24 April 1996 vol 276 cc151-2W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what estimate he has made of the percentage of passenger kilometres that were(a) walked and (b) cycled in each year in Great Britain since 1979; [25402]

(2) what estimate he has made of the number of miles (a) walked and (b) cycled in each year in Great Britain since 1979. [25401]

Mr. Norris

Figures for cycling based on table 9.1 of the 1995 "Transport Statistics Great Britain" are as follows:

Distance cycled (billion passenger miles) Percentage of all passenger miles exc. walking (per cent.)
1979 2.9 1.0
1980 3.2 1.0
1981 3.4 1.1
1982 4.0 1.3
1983 4.0 1.3
1984 4.0 1.2
1985 3.8 1.1
1986 3.4 1.0
1987 3.5 0.9
1988 3.2 0.8
1989 3.2 0.8
1990 3.3 0.8
1991 3.2 0.8
1992 2.9 0.7
1993 2.8 0.7
1994 2.7 0.6

Figures for walking are less reliable and available only for particular years. They are as follows:

Distance walked (billion passenger miles) Percentage of all passenger miles including walking (per cent.)
1975–76 14 5
1985–86 13 4
1989–91 13 3
1992–94 11 3