Cabotage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the level of cabotage activity of (a) British hauliers in other EU member states, with particular reference to Germany, the Netherlands, France and Italy and (b) EU hauliers in the UK, with particular reference to those from Germany, the Netherlands, France and Italy; and if she will make a statement. (192916)

Using data made available by Eurostat, the most recent estimates (for 2006) for cabotage activity are set out in the following tables.

*Table (a): Cabotage by UK registered vehicles in EU member states*
Countries in which cabotage took place	Tonne kms (billion)
Germany, Netherlands, France and Italy	0.05
Other EU member states	0.20
All EU member states	0.24

*Table (b): Cabotage within the UK by country of vehicle registration*
Country of vehicle registration	Tonne kms (billion)
Germany	0.2
Netherlands	0.6
France	0.2
Italy¹	0.0
Other EU member states	0.8
Total EU cabotage¹	1.8
¹ 2005 data for Italy has been used since 2006 is not yet available

Volume 473: debated on Wednesday 12 March 2008