§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average speed is of traffic in central London; what it was(a) five and (b) 10 years ago. [81031]
§ Mr. SpellarSurveys of average traffic speeds were carried out in London until the year 2000 by the Department for Transport. Figures are not held specifically for all the years requested. Central, Inner and Outer London were surveyed in turn, and results for Central London were published for 1990, 1994, 1997 and 2000. Speeds in Central London for these years are shown in the following table:
Central London average traffic speeds (mph) Year am peak (07:45 to 09:15)
off-peak (10:00 to 12:00)
(14:00 to 16:00)
pm peak (16:45 to 18:15)
1990 10.3 10.6 10.3 1994 10.9 10.9 10.8 1997 10.0 10.0 10.2 2000 9.9 9.0 9.6 Since 3 July 2000, Transport for London have taken over responsibility for running the London speed surveys.