asked the Minister of Transport the number of motor-propelled vehicles, of all descriptions, licensed in the years 1938 and 1946, in the classes 8–12 h.p., 14–20 h.p., 22 h.p., and more.

Mr. BARNES, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, I2th March, 1947, Vol. 434, c. 218], made the following statement:

Numbers of cars, etc., taxed on horsepower for which licences were current at any time during the quarter ended 30th September, 1946. The 1938 figures (quoted earlier) are shown for purposes of comparison.

Over	Not over	1946	1938
—	8 h.p.	578,716	556,864
8	12 h.p.	865,503	867,275
12	14 h.p.	145,283	197,893
14	20 h.p.	117,334	213,205
20	22 h.p.	14,760	26,448
22	—	48,338	82,706
Totals		1,769,934	1,944,391