§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles he estimates are powered by(a) liquefied petroleum gas, (b) compressed natural gas, (c) petrol and (d) diesel, broken down by (i) cars, (ii) buses, (iii) coaches and (iv) trucks in (A) the UK, (B) the North West, (C) Lancashire and (D) Chorley. [154318]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe following tables show the numbers of cars, buses/coaches and trucks broken down by fuel type—gas, petrol and diesel—for Great Britain, the North West, Lancashire and Chorley, at the end of 2002. Unfortunately, data is only available for Great Britain and not for the UK. Gas refers to vehicles powered by gas, petrol/gas, gas/bi-fuel and gas/diesel, as available data is not broken down by liquefied petroleum gas or compressed natural gas. Further, the available data is not broken down separately by buses and coaches.
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Gas Petrol Diesel United Kingdom Cars 28,841 21,839,478 3,912,375 Buses/Coaches 147 1,238 90,933 Trucks 247 2,499 422,457 North West Cars 2,828 2,421,026 451,778 Buses/Coaches 13 131 10,918 Trucks 22 338 58,934 Lancashire Cars 597 491,703 100,857 Buses/Coaches 1 28 1,958 Trucks 8 59 11,076 Chorley Cars 69 38,897 8,444 Buses/Coaches 1 59 Trucks 8 1,132