HC Deb 23 February 1998 vol 307 c11W
Mr. Blizzard

To 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 Jackson

These 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)