§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1978–79 the percentage of Scottish households owning one or more motor cars. [22389]
§ Mr. McLeishInformation is not available in the form requested. The table shows the percentage of Scottish households which had regular use of cars, for each year since 1978–79 for which such estimates are available. The figure for 1981 is from the Census of Population. The other years' figures were estimated from the results of three sample surveys (the Family Expenditure Survey, the General Household Survey and the National Travel Survey), and are therefore subject to sampling errors. Accordingly, undue weight should not be placed on the figure for any single year, or upon the apparent change between one year and the next. 125W
Year(s) Estimated percentage of Scottish households with regular use of cars 1978–79 48 1981 51 1985–86 53 1986–87 51 1988 53 1989 55 1990 58 1991 58 1992 57 1993 60 1994 62 1995 64