§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what his projections are for(a) traffic congestion, (b) the number of vehicles on the roads in the UK and (c) the number of car passenger and bus passenger miles travelled by (i) 2005, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2020. [19302]
§ Mr. Jamieson(a) "Transport 2010—The 10 Year Plan" forecasts that, as a result of the Plan, congestion in England will be some 6 per cent. lower in 2010 than in 2000. No forecasts have yet been made for 2005 or 2020. 1069W (b) The Table shows the latest forecasts of the number of cars and light vans available to households for private use in Great Britain:
Year Cars in GB 2000 25,127,000 2005 27,249,000 2010 29,480,000 2020 33,365,000 Source:
TEMPRO (Tripend Model Program) Version 4.1
DTLR does not make forecasts of the total number of heavy goods vehicles or buses.
(c) DTLR has not made forecasts of car or bus passenger miles.