§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish details 98W in the Official Report of the subsidies paid from central Government resources to public transport in Scotland during 1971;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report details of the subsidies paid from central Government and public corporation resources towards the maintenance of public transport in the area covered by the Highlands and Islands Development Board.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellDetails of the assistance for which I am responsible are published annually in the Appropriation Accounts. Information relating to 1970–71, the latest year for which figures are available, is set out below, together with the amounts applicable to the area of the Highlands and Islands Development Board. These figures do not include grants for unremunerative rail services or other grants for which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment is responsible.
Scotland Highlands and Islands Development Board Area £ £ Infrastructure Grants 55,466 Nil Bus and Ferry Services Grants 59,494 59,308 Transport Services in the Highlands and Islands 947,352 947,352 Piers and Harbours: Grants 169,790 169,790 Piers and Harbours: Loans 777 777 1,232,879 1,177,227 In addition the Highlands and Islands Development Board has since November, 1965, given help to a number of small local ferries, amounting in all to approximately £6,000.