§ Mr. Cabornasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why the same per capita level has not been applied to every passenger transport authority for calculating the grant-related expenditure assessment; and why the grant-related expenditure assessment for south Yorkshire is the lowest measured on a per capita basis.
§ Mr. ChopeThe grant-related expenditure assessments for passenger transport authorities are not made on a simple per capita basis. Factors relating to car ownership and density of settlement are regarded as being more appropriate in assessing the need for bus revenue support and concessionary fares. South Yorkshire's grant-related expenditure is the lowest measured on a per capita basis because it is the least densely populated of the passenger transport authority areas.