Written question asked by Richard Younger-Ross (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 20 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 July 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest estimates are of the level of road traffic congestion, as measured by (a) seconds per vehicle kilometre and (b) average peak-time speeds on inter-urban routes. - Inc ref to White Paper The Future of Transport and Traffic Speeds on English Trunk Roads: 2003.

Answer: Richard Younger-Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his latest estimates are of the level of road traffic congestion, as measured by (a) seconds per vehicle kilometre and (b) average peak-time speeds on inter-urban routes. [186165] Mr. Jamieson: The White Paper The Future of Transport' which was presented to the House on Tuesday 20 July by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State explains that we are developing new measures of traffic congestion. Estimates of average peak-time traffic speeds on weekdays were published in April of this year in Traffic Speeds on English Trunk Roads: 2003' available on the Department's website.

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