§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport in respect of what public road passenger services fuel duty rebate is paid.
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£ million cash England and Wales Scotland Great Britain London Transport Executive 226 — 226 Passenger Transport Executives 264 22 286
§ Mr. RidleyFuel duty rebate is paid in respect of stage carriage services, as defined in part I of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, which are available to the general public and are neither excursions nor tours.
§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the fuel duty rebate per thousand passenger kilometres for each of the following categories of operator: (a) London Transport, (b) public transport executives, (c) the National Bus Company, (d) municipal undertakings and (e) independent undertakings.
§ Mrs. ChalkerIn 1982, approximately £3.17p fuel duty rebate per 1,000 passenger kilometres was paid to London Transport. Comparative figures are not available for other operators. The amounts of fuel duty rebate paid per passenger journey in Great Britain in 1982 were as follows:
Amount Paid London Transport Executive l.39p Passenger Transport Executives l.45p National Bus Company 2.67p Scottish Bus Group 2.58p Municipals l.35p Independents 2.95p
§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the fuel duty tax rebate in 1982–83 for the following categories: (a) London Transport, (b) public transport executives, (c) the National Bus Company, (d) municipal undertakings and (e) independent undertakings; and what is the expected outturn for 1983–84.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe amounts of fuel duty rebate paid in 1982–83 and expected to be paid in 1983–84 to operators in Great Britain are as follows:
1982–83 1983–84 £ £ London Transport Executive 14,628,295 15,679,500 Passenger Transport Executives 24,927,686 26,718,900 National Bus Company 37,830,844 40,553,500 Scottish Bus Group 7,665,182 8,177,000 Municipals 12,383,245 13,260,000 Independents 5,649,328 6,055,400 G.P.O. 121,366 100,000