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Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what were the number of vehicles licensed for use in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom in each year since 1979. [35657]
Mr. Norris
The numbers of vehicles licensed for use in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom since 1979 are as follows:
| Scotland | Thousands United Kingdom | |
| 1979 | 1,353 | 18,625 |
| 1980 | 1,398 | 19,210 |
| 1981 | 1,397 | 19,347 |
| 1982 | 1,416 | 19,762 |
| 1983 | 1,464 | 20,209 |
| 1984 | 1,524 | 20,988 |
| 1985 | 1,528 | 21,062 |
| 1986 | 1,560 | 21,607 |
| 1987 | 1,599 | 22,235 |
| 1988 | 1,678 | 23,351 |
| 1989 | 1,736 | 24,196 |
| 1990 | 1,811 | 24,673 |
| 1991 | 1,845 | 24,511 |
| 1992 | 1,900 | 24,851 |
| 1993 | 1,929 | 25,089 |
| 1994 | 1,962 | 25,534 |