HC Deb 08 August 1972 vol 842 c393W
Mr. Elysian Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total sum currently paid by way of subsidy in respect of railways in Wales; and what percentage this represents of the United Kingdom total.

Mr. Peyton

£4.7 million, on current estimates, under Section 39 of the Transport Act, 1968. This is about 7 per cent. of the corresponding total for Great Britain.