London Buses (Subsidy)

HC Deb 04 March 1997 vol 291 cc549-50W

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the level of subsidy paid by London Underground Ltd. to London Buses Ltd. in each of the last five years. [18623]

Mr. Bowis

The distribution of resources by London Transport to its businesses is an operational matter for LT. The cash it allocated to London Buses activities in each of the last five years is shown in the table.

Year	Cash paid (£ million outturn prices)1
1991–92	157
1992–93	174
1993–94	78
1994–95	43
1995–96	44
1 Figures supplied by London Transport.