HC Deb 20 December 1974 vol 883 cc668-9W
Mr. Prescott

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount of subsidy given on the grounds of social need for each of the last three years on the Hull-Doncaster, Doncaster-Sheffield, Hull-Leeds, York-Leeds and Leeds-Goole lines; and what were the receipts and costs of each of these lines.

Mr. Carmichael

The following is the information:

1972 £000 1973 £000 1974 estimated £000
Hull—Doncaster
Grant 338 361
Earnings 321 325
Net Costs 659 686
Doncaster—Sheffield
Grant 203 223 227
Earnings 98 99 142
Net Costs 301 322 419
Hull—Leeds
Grant 459 621
Earnings 341 471
Net Costs 800 1,092
York—Leeds
Grant 237 209
Earnings 216 322
Net Costs 453 531
Leeds—Goole
Grant 140 174
Earnings 30 38
Net Costs 170 212

There are no individual service figures available for 1974 for Hull-Doncaster, Hull-Leeds, York-Leeds and Leeds-Goole because they have been grouped with other services for grant purposes.