HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 cc666-7W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger miles were travelled in journeys by(a) train, (b) car, (c) bus, (d) aeroplane and (e) ship in the last year for which information is available. [85089]

Mr. Jamieson

The information is as follows:

Passenger kilometres by mode: Great Britain 2001
Mode of transport billion
Rail 47
Car, vans and taxis 624
Bus and coach 46
Air 8
Water 0.5
All modes 1734
1 Includes 9 billion passenger kilometres by pedal cycle or motor cycle.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent in support of(a) road, (b) rail, (c) air and (d) sea transport in the last year for which information is available. [85090]

Mr. Jamieson

For 2001–02, the last year for which full information is available, total public expenditure was: £1,639 million on national roads; £2,080 million on railways; £92 million on aviation; and £9 million on maritime programmes.

In addition, local authorities are responsible for local roads and highways. In 1999–2000, the last year for which information on actual spending is available, gross revenue spending by English local authorities on highways was £1,994 million, with capital spending on roads of £930 million.