§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his latest estimate is of(a) the total of all motoring taxation each year in the UK, (b) the annual cost of all roads related spending, (c) the total social costs of pollution from vehicle emissions in each year, (d) the total social costs of congestion on the roads each year and (e) the total social costs of climate change effects of motor vehicles each year; and if he will make a statement. [101522]
§ Mr. JamiesonMy Department's latest estimates as published in Transport Statistics Great Britain 2002 are
(a)Motoring taxation:£27,645 million for Great Britain in 2000–01256W(b) Road related spending:£4,042 million for England in 2000–01No estimates of total social costs of vehicle emissions, congestion and climate change are available. The answer to the following question (question 1527 02/03) provides estimates of the marginal costs of these impacts.
Motoring taxation includes Vehicle Excise Duty VED) and Value Added Tax (VAT).