To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the figures for vehicle ownership in Greater London for each year since 1980; and what his projections are for the future.
The information requested is as follows:
Currently Licensed Vehicles with Registered Keeper in Greater London
| |
Year
| Number Thousands
|
| 1980 | 2,387 |
| 1981 | 2,410 |
| 1982 | 2,449 |
| 1983 | 2,493 |
| 1984 | 2,547 |
| 1985 | 2,583 |
| 1986 | 2,628 |
| 1987 | 2,653 |
| 1988 | 2,737 |
| 1989 | 2,796 |
| 1990 | 2,831 |
My Department does not forecast the total number of vehicles in Greater London. However, provisional estimates for 1990, the latest year for which figures are available, show that the proportion of households in Greater London with one car was 42 per cent. and with two cars or more, 19 per cent. It is forecast that by the year 2001, car ownership in Greater London will increase to between 64 and 68 per cent. of households.