To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles there were in each band for which Vehicle Excise Duty was paid in the latest period for which figures are available. (140663)

The Department for Transport annually publishes vehicle licensing statistics which are broken down into vehicle category. This is available at:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/vehicles/licensing/

The department is planning to publish the latest 2006 statistics towards the end of this month.