§ Mr. BlizzardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many miles of motorway there are per 1,000 square kilometres(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in other EU countries. [29809]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThese figures are shown in the table.
Miles of motorway per 1,000 sq kms Great Britain 8.6 Northern Ireland 5.2 United Kingdom 8.4 Belgium 34.1 Denmark1 11.4 France 9.1 Germany 19.5 Greece 20.9 Irish Republic 0.6 Italy 13.3 Luxembourg1 29.3 Netherlands 33.2 Portugal 4.0 Spain1 9.3 European Union 11.1 1 Excludes urban roads 2 1993 data Source: Transport Statistics report "Road Traffic Statistics Great Britain 1997 Edition" (Table 13.1)