§ Sir H. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the subsidies 281W paid from central Government resources to public transport in East Suffolk for each year since 1966.
§ Mr. PeytonUnremunerative rail services have been assisted by Government grant since 1969. Payments for services wholly in East Suffolk in the financial year 1969–70 were £255,000; in 1970–71 £333,000 and in 1971–72 £368,000. The Government are also meeting half the county council's expenditure of £7,000 on rural bus grants in 1971–72.
It is not possible to identify the amounts of fuel duty rebate and new bus grant which relate to East Suffolk.