§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the total subvention from public funds nationally and locally in the last year for which figures are available which goes to (a) all public transport, (b) British Rail and (c) buses.
§ Mr. David MitchellIn 1983–84 total subventions from public funds to public transport in Great Britain are estimated at about £1,950 million. About £960 million was for British Railways, £725 million for buses, underground
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1978–79 1979–80 1985–86 £ £ £ Cunninghame 2,941,193 3,600,740 4,693,094 Dumbarton 1,520,453 1,839,534 2,138,750 East Kilbride 1,575,258 1,744,391 1,645,065 Eastwood 1,041,639 1,166,537 839,928 Glasgow City 23,874,893 34,305,114 39,214,119 Hamilton 3,813,015 4,148,593 4,777,237 Inverclyde 2,563,610 3,163,034 3,382,925 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2,045,894 2,724,370 3,498,583 Kyle and Carrick 2,534,074 2,668,942 2,129,808 Monklands 4,470,959 5,065,333 5,382,281 Motherwell 3,851,440 4,936,319 4,993,260 Renfrew 4,780,224 6,050,676 8,143,234 Strathkelvin 2,150,984 2,694,634 3,775,249 Tayside Angus 1,915,463 1,945,321 2,010,769 Dundee City 4,685,604 4,159,905 6,810,131 Perth and Kinross 1,876,769 2,272,407 2,009,454 ISLANDS AREAS Orkney 3,582,537 5,166,975 7,564,531 Shetland 5,367,071 6,057,165 10,106,448 Western Isles 11,770,880 13,845,545 24,829,146 SCOTLAND 1,035,400,000 1,175,600,000 1,730,300,000