§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the present grant to British Rail for the operation of passenger services between Stranraer and Ayr; what is the grant for the Stranraer/Euston boat train; and how the latter is affected by the statement of the Minister for Transport Industries made to the House on 28th November.
§ Mr. PeytonThe answer to the first part of the Question is £323,000 in 1973; to the second, that further arrangements for grant aid to boat trains, which are not at present specifically supported, are under consideration.