HC Deb 24 May 1933 vol 278 cc1086-8
9 and 10. Lord SCONE

asked the Minister of Transport (1) the total income from fees, etc., paid by operators in each of the years 1931–32 and 1932–33 in the Scotland (Northern), Scotland (Southern), and Newcastle traffic areas, and for the whole of Great Britain, respectively;

(2) the total expenditure incurred, in each of the years 1931–32 and 1932–33, by the Traffic Commissioners in the Newcastle area, the Scotland (Northern) and Scotland (Southern) areas, and the whole of Great Britain, respectively?

The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Mr. Oliver Stanley)

As the answers to the Noble Lord's two questions contain a number of figures, I will, with his permission, circulate the information in the OFFICIAL REPOET.

Following are the answers:

The total income from fees, etc., under the Road Traffic Act, 1930, paid by operators in the financial years 1931–32 and 1932–33 in the Scotland (Northern), Scotland (Southern) and the Northern (Newcastle) Traffic Areas and in the whole of Great Britain was:

— 1931–32. 1932–33.
£ £
Scotland (Northern) Area 9,151 8,342
Scotland (Southern) Area 21,300 21,628
Northern Area (Newcastle) 17,980 17,305
Total for Great Britain 215,210 223,447

It is not possible to identify the whole of the expenditure in respect of the Traffic Commissioners' organisations in the three areas as certain items of expenditure e.g. postage, printing and stationery and superannuation charges are not allocated between the areas, nor is anything included in these figures for expenses incurred in the Ministry of Transport itself in connection with the administration of Part IV of the Act of 1930.

The identifiable expenditure in respect of the Traffic Commissioners organisations in the three areas and the total expenditure in the whole of Great Britain were as follow:

— 1931–32. 1932–33.
£ £
Scotland (Northern) Area 11,169 9,675
Scotland (Southern) Area 12,550 12,187
Northern Area (Newcastle) 15,301 13,707
Total for Great Britain 199,190 198,847