§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if she will set out traffic levels on(a) British roads, (b) roads within the Government office for the south east region and (b) roads within East Sussex for each year from 1997 taking the 1997 levels as 100. [27522]
§ Mr. SpellarThe available road traffic figures are shown in the table. Estimates prior to 1999 are on a different basis from more recent data.
Road traffic Billion vehicle kilometres Great Britain GOSE region East Sussex1 1997 452.5 — — 1998 459.2 79.9 — 1999 467.0 82.1 — 1999 466.0 82.6 2.62 2000 467.7 83.3 2.58 1 Major roads only