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Vehicles

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the proportion of the projected growth in vehicle use up to 2025 which is attributable to population growth. [139549]

Dr. Ladyman: The Department does not estimate the proportion of projected growth attributed to population alone. Estimates of the combined impact of growing population and employment on vehicle use have been published in the supporting papers to the Eddington study at:

http://www.dft.qov.uk/about/strategy/eddingtonstudy/researchannexes/researchannexesvolume3/transportdemand (page 26).

The combined impact of population and employment change account for 21 per cent. of projected traffic growth over the period 2003 to 2025.

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many foreign registered vehicles left England in each year since 1997, broken down by category of vehicle. [139552]

Dr. Ladyman: The following table provides estimates of foreign registered lorries leaving the UK, and of vehicles used by foreign residents leaving the UK.

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Passenger vehicles driven by foreign residents and foreign registered lorries leaving the UK (million)( 1,2)
	Cars and motorcycles	Coaches	Lorries
1997	1.1	0.1	0.6
1998	1.0	0.1	0.7
1999	1.1	(3)—	0.9
2000	0.8	(3)—	1.0
2001	0.7	(3)—	1.2
2002	0.9	(3)—	1.3
2003	0.8	(3)—	1.3
2004	0.8	0.1	1.5
2005	0.9	0.1	1.5
2006	0.9	0.1	1.5
(1) Cars, motorcycles and coaches estimated based on the number of foreign residents leaving the UK together with average vehicle occupancy rates. (2) Includes channel tunnel but excludes movements across the Irish land boundary. (3) Denotes less than half final digit shown (coaches estimated at approximately 50,000 per year). Source: International Passenger Survey (ONS) and Survey of Road Goods Vehicles (DfT).

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many UK registered vehicles there were in each year since 1997, broken down by category of vehicle. [139553]

Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is in the following tables:

Motor vehicles currently licensed, by taxation group, 1997-2005
Private and light goods
	Body type cars	Other vehicles	Motor cycles scooters and mopeds	Buses	Goods
1997	21,681,000	2,317,000	626,000	79,000	414,000
1998	22,114,732	2,361,952	683,923	80,131	412,431
1999	22,784,568	2,427,277	759,592	83,661	414,553
2000	23,196,112	2,469,445	825,197	86,333	417,520
2001	23,898,844	2,543,761	881,656	88,562	422,043
2002	24,543,396	2,621,818	941,033	92,318	425,203
2003	24,984,664	2,730,099	1,004,718	96,117	425,928
2004	25,753,802	2,900,419	1,059,879	99,866	434,101
2005	26,207,656	3,018,555	1,075,045	103,033	432,929

	Special machines/ special concession	Other vehicles	Crown and exempt	Special vehicles group	All vehicles
1997	249,000	38,000	1,522,000	48,000	26,974,000
1998	243,114	36,569	1,558,127	47,356	27,538,412
1999	241,264	36,288	1,573,309	46,993	28,367,560
2000	232,562	34,441	1,590,238	45,687	28,897,580
2001	232,538	33,079	1,601,602	45,044	29,747,130
2002	243,266	32,275	1,854,573	46,057	30,556,672
2003	257,626	31,913	1,886,735	47,185	31,207,360
2004	275,397	31,661	1,929,263	49,864	32,258,854
2005	282,960	30,836	1,978,219	51,109	32,897,384
Note: Figures for 2006 are not yet available.

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has had from rural and farming organisations on the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill; and if he will make a statement. [139678]

Dr. Ladyman: This Department has received representations from rural and farming organisations on the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill; expressing reservations at the scope of the Bill.

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Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the number of additional vehicles which would be included in the provisions of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 should the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill become law unamended, broken down by vehicle. [139694]

Dr. Ladyman: This Department estimates that up to three million additional vehicles could be included under the provisions of an amended Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 should the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill become law. It is estimated that this figure could increase by approximately 500,000 new vehicles per annum.

These estimates have not been broken down by vehicle.

Vehicles: Taxation

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many owners of cars in the Peterborough city council area are liable to pay the new band G tax. [139249]

Dr. Ladyman: As at 31 December 2006 240 vehicles registered to addresses in Peterborough were licensed in the new band G. In addition there were 2,496 vehicles which, although licensed in band F, would fall into the band G emission category.

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Education and Skills

Adoption: Europe

Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what legal advice the Government have received on the recognition of adoptions in Europe. [138333]

Mr. Dhanda [holding answer 22 May 2007]: A review all of the legal advice received by the Government relating to the recognition of adoptions in Europe could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Autism: Greater London

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many autistic students are enrolled in schools in (a) Greater London, (b) the London borough of Havering and (c) Romford. [134548]

Jim Knight: Information on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and their primary need is collected via the school census for pupils at school action plus and those with statements of SEN. The available information is given in the table.

Maintained nursery, primary, secondary and all special schools, city technology colleges and academies( 1,2) : number and percentage of pupils whose primary need is autistic spectrum disorder( 3,4 ) as at January 2006
	Pupils at School Action Plus or with statements of SEN whose primary need is autistic spectrum disorder
	Maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools		City technology colleges and academies		Special schools		Total
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
England(5)	28,170	5.3	100	3.1	11,260	12.7	39,520	6.4
London Government Office Region(5)	4,210	5.0	60	3.3	1,800	15.6	6,060	6.2
Havering local authority area	96	4.9	n/a	n/a	70	26.3	166	7.5
Romford parliamentary constituency	24	4.3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24	4.3
n/a = Not applicable, no schools of this type. (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools. (3 )Excludes dually registered pupils. (4) Information on type of need was collected from those pupils at School Action Plus and with statements of SEN. (5) National and regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census

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