§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each of the years following 1975, as a percentage of gross domestic product, the spending on public transport.
§ Mr. Fowler[pursuant to his reply, 25 March 1981: The spending on public passenger transport as a percentage of gross domestic product was:
Financial Year Users' expenditure Subsidies and capital grants less taxes* All use of resources 1976–77 1.5 0.7 2.2 1977–78 1.4 0.6 2.1 1978–79 1.4 0.6 2.0 1979–80 1.4 0.5 1.9 * Includes road costs attributable to buses and taxis.