HC Deb 20 July 2001 vol 372 c549W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many HGV vehicles have converted to road fuel gases since May 1997. [5943]

Mr. Jamieson

DVLA figures show that from December 1997 to the end of December 2000 the number of goods vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight) running on gas was 269. These figures do not distinguish between the road fuel gases LPG and CNG.

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many public transport buses have converted to road fuel gases since May 1997. [5944]

Mr. Jamieson

DVLA figures show that from December 1997 to the end of December 2000 the number of buses running on gas was 81. These figures do not differentiate between the road fuel gases LPG and CNG.