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Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2009. It was answered by Paul Clark (Labour) on Monday, 14 December 2009 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Lorries: Licensing

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport for each year from 1997 to date, how many operating licences for road hauliers have been extant; and how many vehicles were registered under such licences in each year.
Answer

The figures are contained in the Traffic Commissioners' Annual Report and are:

Licences Vehicle
1998-99 111,119 401,165
1999-2000 110,067 397,193
2000-01 105,455 392,299
2001-02 105,218 409,836
2002-03 102,828 410,653
2003-04 102,946 407,456
2004-05 101,857 396,203
2005-06 99,889 368,200
2006-07 99,794 371,522
2007-08 98,469 381,109
2008-09 95,436 362,706

Figures for 1997-98 are not available as they were recorded in a different format.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
502 c633-5W; 306959
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Licensing Large goods vehicles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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