Heavy Goods Transport (Hansard, 28 February 2000)

HC Deb 28 February 2000 vol 345 c10W 10W

§ Mr. Crausby
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the level of heavy goods transport on the roads. [112319]

§ Mr. Hill
The latest available figures are for 1998 when heavy goods vehicles travelled 32 billion vehicle kilometres in Great Britain, accounting for 7 per cent. of all motor traffic. During the same period, 152 billion tonne-kilometres of freight were moved, and 1,630 million tonnes of freight were lifted, by heavy goods vehicles.