§ 90. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Minister of Transport what subsidies are now being paid from public funds to the shipping industry in respect of coastwise traffic, short sea routes and other categories.
§ Mr. BarnesSubsidies towards the cost of maintaining the steamship services between the Western Highlands and Islands amount to approximately £14,500 a month. To enable liner freight rates in the coastwise trades to be maintained in reasonable relationship with railway rates payments are made to the shipping lines concerned totalling about £41,500 a month. No subsidies are paid in respect of other shipping.