§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has received an application from Buckinghamshire county council for transport supplementary grant; for what purpose; whether the application has been approved; and what steps are taken in such circumstances to ensure that the money is spent on the purpose for which it was granted.
§ Mr. EyreThe most recent transport supplementary grant settlement was for 1982–83. Buckinghamshire bid for grant on £16.385 million of expenditure—November 1980 prices. Details are as follows:
£ million Revenue support to public transport 1.200 Road maintenance 7.998 Other current expenditure 0.037 Capital expenditure 7.150 16.385 My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State accepted the whole of this bid, as a result of which grant of £5.478 million will be paid during 1982–83. TSG is a block grant made in general support of a county's transport expenditure and the county council is free to decide how it should be allocated.
§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport for how much transport supplementary grant Buckinghamshire county council applied to him in 1980–81; for what purpose; and for what purpose the money was spent.
§ Mr. EyreFor 1980–81 Buckinghamshire county council bid for transport supplementary grant in respect of £12.529 million of expenditure—at November 1978 prices. The Secretary of State accepted a total of £10.857 million. Details are as follows:
£ million November 1978 prices Bid Accepted Revenue support to public transport 1.346 1.148 Road Maintenance 6.107 5.506 Other current expenditure 0.024 0.024 Capital expenditure 5.052 4.179 12.529 10.857 Buckinghamshire county council received £4.053 million in TSG during 1980–81. Counties are free to spend TSG as they think fit, but in 1980–81 Buckinghamshire spent a total of £13.119 million on transport at outturn prices.