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Mr. Lee
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of inland freight in the United Kingdom is currently conveyed by rail; and what were the corresponding percentages for the years 1970, 1974 and 1977.
Mr. Horam
In Great Britain in the years in question the percentage of inland freight carried by rail was as follows:
| 1970 | … | … | … | 23·3 per cent. |
| 1974 | … | … | … | 20·3 per cent. |
| 1977 | … | … | … | 17·6 per cent. |