§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the services operated by the Western and Southern National Omnibus Company, either solely or in conjunction with some other company, that are at present in receipt of a subsidy; and if he will state the total amount of subsidy paid on each of these routes, to include details of both the local authority and central government contributions.
§ Mr. PeytonI understand that negotiations between the company and a num-340W ber of local authorities about rural bus grants are still proceeding.
§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, in relation to the Western and Southern National Omnibus Company on a year by year basis since 1960, the total revenue received from fares and other services, details of the percentage fare increases in any one year, the total number of passengers carried, the total number of routes operated, and details of routes withdrawn during that year.
§ Mr. PeytonThe estimated percentage increases in revenue attributable to fares increases are detailed below. I regret that the other information requested is not readily available.
1960 … … … … 5.7 1961 … … … … 3.7 1962 … … … … 2.9 1963 … … … … 1.3 1964 … … … … 2.4 1965 … … … … 1.6 1966 … … … … 7.0 1967 … … … … 4.3 1968 … … … … 4.6 1969 … … … … 7.4 1970 … … … … 7.2 1971 … … … … 14.1