HC Deb 18 April 2002 vol 383 cc1098-9W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what is the average length of time per day, in hours per car, that cars are stationary on each road of the trunk road network; [50517]

(2) what the average road speed is on each trunk road in the UK in (a) the rush hour, (b) non rush hour periods, (c) over the course of a week, (d) over the course of a whole week day and (e) over the course of the weekend. [50516]

Mr. Byers

The information is not available in the form requested.

Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure to through traffic of roads in London on congestion levels since 1992. [49021]

Mr. Jamieson

My Department does not collect such information centrally. Assessment of the traffic impacts of road closures is a matter for the relevant highway or police authorities in each particular case.