§ Mr. Peter DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proportion of vehicles registered to households in(a) Dumfries and Galloway, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK are (i) diesel engined, (ii) petrol engined and (iii) powered by other means. [52904]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe proportion of currently licensed vehicles registered to keepers with addresses in the Dumfries and Galloway unitary authority, Scotland and the United Kingdom powered by diesel, petrol or other means is shown in the table. The information for Great Britain is as at 30 September 2001; the information for Northern Ireland included in the United Kingdom total is as at 31 December 2001. The data include vehicles registered to companies and other entities as well as to individuals.
Proportion of vehicles by propulsion method Percentage Area Diesel Petrol Other Dumfries and Galloway unitary authority 32.7 67.2 0.1 Scotland 23.6 76.3 0.1 United Kingdom 21.9 78.0 0.1