§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Transport how the grant-aid of £2.812 million in 1969 is distributed amongst Welsh railway services.
§ Mr. MarshThe grants payable in 1969 under Section 39(1) for railway passenger services wholly within Wales are:—
£ thousands Cardiff—Rhymney 260 Cardiff—Penarth 63 Cardiff—Coryton 48 Barry Island—Cardiff—Tre-herbert/Merthyr 687 Macynlleth—Pwllheli 337 Swansea—Carmarthen—Milford Haven 345 Llandudo Junction—Blaenau Ffestiniog 72 1,812 The grants payable in 1969 in respect of Anslo-Welsh services are:—
£ thousands Shrewsbury—Aberystwyth 359 Wolverhampton—Wrexham—Chester 481 Chester—Llandudno—Holyhead 561 Newport—Bristol 105 1,506 Apportioned on a mileage basis, it is esimated that £1 million of this sum relates to the operation of these services in Wales.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Transport what plans he has to raise the sum of grant-aid in 1969 for railways in Wales which now stands at 4.5 per cent. of the total for England, Scotland and Wales.