§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what is the planned capital expenditure on the construction and improvement of roads and car parks for the current year and the current expenditure on road maintenance, lighting and signalling and on transport administration;
(2) what is the planned investment by the surface transport nationalised industries for 1977–78;
(3) what is the current level of central and local government subsidies to public passenger transport; and whether he will distinguish between the two.
§ Mr. HoramFollowing is the information in respect of 1977–78 based on tables 2.6 and 3.1 of Cmnd. 6721:
£ million at 1976 Survey prices Subsidies and Current Expenditure Central Government subsidies to public passenger transport (1) (2) 354 Local Government subsidies to public passenger transport (3) 179 Road maintenance, lighting, signalling and transport administration (4) 662 Planned Investment and Capital Expenditure Investment by nationalised surface transport industries 332 Construction and Improvement of Roads and Car Parks 632 Notes
- (1) The element of new bus grant includes grant to local authorities which is subsumed within local authority public transport investment in Table 2.6.
- (2) Excludes bus fuel tax rebate which does not rank as public expenditure.
- (3) Excludes concessionary fares.
- (4) Excludes administration of Road Construction Units which is treated as capital expenditure.
§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the 560W current amount paid by the Government in (a) new loan grant, (b) fuel tax rebate and (c) transport supplementary grant.
§ Mr. HoramFollowing is the information for 1977–78 based on Supply Estimates published in March 1977:
£ million New bus grant 49 Fuel tax rebate 51 Transport supplementary grant 255