HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc769-70W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list figures for total Government spending on the railways for the current year and in each of the last 10 years. [41809]

Mr. Watts

The table provides details of the railways' external finance requirement for each year since 1985–86.

£ million cash
1985–86 910
1986–87 777
1987–88 545
1988–89 376
1989–90 711
1990–91 1,077
1991–92 1,464
1992–93 2,064
1993–94 1,461
1994–95 1,541
1995–96 1 975

Notes:

1 Planned figure.

1. From 1987–88, figures exclude movements in payroll creditors.

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