§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the total amount paid in subsidy to South West Trains by week for each of the last six months. [31]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe Office of Passenger Rail Franchising makes four-weekly support payments to all franchise operators on the basis of the rail industry periods. The four-weekly amounts paid to South West Trains covering the last six months—13 October 1996 to 26 April 1997—are as follows:
£ 1996–97 Period 8 5,076,824.01 1996–97 Period 9 4,520,756.84 1996–97 Period 10 4,655,886.81 1996–97 Period 11 4,708,747.86 1996–97 Period 12 4,887,630.58 1997–97 Period 13 4,632,509.64 1997–98 Period 1 4,351,435.10