§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Transport (1) if she will list the annual subventions paid to individual public service vehicle operators following the closure of the Whitchurch-Oswestry railway line;
(2) if she is satisfied that the annual subventions paid to individual public service operators following the closure of the Whitchurch-Oswestry railway line will ensure adequate public transport.
§ Mr. John MorrisWhere additional bus services are required as a condition 199W of Ministerial consent to the withdrawal of a passenger rail service, the obligation to secure the provision of these services rests on the Railways Board. The amount of any subvention which the Board may have to pay to a bus operator to provide such services is essentially a matter of management for which the Board are responsible.
If the hon. Member has any specific evidence that the needs of former rail travellers are not being met by the alternative services in the case which he quotes, we shall be glad to consider it.
Works 1948–50* 1959* Mid-1962† 1.1.1964* 1.1.1965 1.1.1966 Ashford 2,400 2,333 1,446 1,397 1,404 1,377 Barassic 750 702 528 599 633 652 Bow 290 228 — — — — Brighton 640 290 — — — — Bromsgrove 390 359 225 135 4 — Caerphilly 740 597 443 — — — Crewe 7,430 6,980 5,970 6,583 6,449 6,181 Darlington 3,550 3,543 2,870 2,283 1,523 1,160 Derby (Locomotive Works) 4,360 3,648 3,330 3,711 3,472 3,447 Derby (Carriage and Wagon Works) 5,130 5,186 4,297 4,113 4,249 4,277 Doncaster 5,460 4,950 3,747 5,856 3,720 3,732 Earlestown 1,800 1,772 1,494 1,004 33 — Eastleigh 3,680 3,712 2,887 3,199 3,115 3,067 Faverdale 570 617 379 — — — Germiston 420 — — — — — Glasgow 6,910 5,999 4,592 3,542 3,328 3,072 Gorton 3,370 2,433 1,522 — — — Horwich 3,090 3,202 2,819 2,738 2,774 2,559 Inverurie 650 699 547 584 633 647 Kilmarnock 240 73 — — — — Lancing 1,780 1,844 1,698 1,152 529 — Shildon 2,670 3,090 2,263 2,404 2,548 2,953 Swindon 10,610 9,593 7,470 5,991 5,770 5,591 Temple Mills and Stratford 3,530 2,968 2,372 504 547 559 Townhill — — 68 101 136 166 Walkergate 510 539 379 169 — — Wolverhampton 670 564 410 117 — — Wolverton 3,960 3,753 3,014 2,935 2,840 2,757 York — 3,008 2,188 2,065 2,210 2,434 * The figures in these columns include certain salaried and administrative staff, but exclude accounts and supplies staff. † The figures in this column relate to wages grades only and exclude supplies staff.
§ Mr. Awdryasked the Minister of Transport what was the value of the output of British Railways Workshops in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe British Railways Board have supplied the following information:
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Million £ 1961 … … … 120 1962 … … … 106 1963 … … … 85 1964 … … … 83 1965 … … … 90