§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of public subsidy for Network SouthEast in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. PortilloFigures for Government support paid to the British Railways board, including public service obligations grant under EC regulation 1191/69 and section 3 of the Railways Act 1974, and level crossings grant under EC regulation 1192/69, are given in the table. Final claims have not yet been agreed.
The table also shows the figures for total investment by British Rail in the railways.
£m cash (rounded to nearest £m) Grant Investment 1986–87 709 399 1987–88 782 526 1988–89 557 570 In the annual report and accounts for 1987–88 British Rail estimated the PSO grant requirement for Network SouthEast at £231 million; in 1988–89 British Rail put NSE's requirement at £141 million.