§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount of subsidy given on the grounds of social need for each of the last three years on the Hull-Doncaster, Doncaster-Sheffield, Hull-Leeds, York-Leeds and Leeds-Goole lines; and what were the receipts and costs of each of these lines.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe following is the information:
1972 £000 1973 £000 1974 estimated £000 Hull—Doncaster Grant … … 338 361 — Earnings … … 321 325 — Net Costs … … 659 686 — Doncaster—Sheffield Grant … … 203 223 227 Earnings … … 98 99 142 Net Costs … … 301 322 419 Hull—Leeds Grant … … 459 621 — Earnings … … 341 471 — Net Costs … … 800 1,092 — York—Leeds Grant … … 237 209 — Earnings … … 216 322 — Net Costs … … 453 531 — Leeds—Goole Grant … … 140 174 — Earnings … … 30 38 — Net Costs … … 170 212 — There are no individual service figures available for 1974 for Hull-Doncaster, Hull-Leeds, York-Leeds and Leeds-Goole because they have been grouped with other services for grant purposes.