§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications for licences from private operators the Traffic Commissioners had received in the latest year for which figures are available for the running of bus services in England and Wales; and how many of such applications have been refused.
§ Mr. MarksInformation of this kind is not available in summary form. The cost of extracting it from the records218W of the Traffic Commissioners could not be justified.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the individual amounts provided for the county of Humberside in the year 1976–77 for bus revenue support and other transport services, including road maintenance; how this compares with the national average and with the figures for 1975–76; and whether he will make a statement on his future intentions for supporting bus services in Humberside where there is a recognised revenue shortfall.
§ Dr. GilbertThe total expenditure accepted for transport supplementary grant purposes for Humberside for 1976–77 was £8.2 million, equivalent to £9.7 per head compared with a national average of £16 per head. Of this £0.75 million was for bus revenue support, equivalent to £0.9 per head compared with a national average of £1.85 per head.
In addition, the Department expects to be paying in 1976–77 over £6 million in 100 per cent. grants to the county council in respect of local authority roads which are due to be trunked as part of the road improvements associated with the Humber Bridge.