HC Deb 05 February 1975 vol 885 c501W
24. Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the capital investment to be expended by British Rail in 1975; and what were the comparable totals five and 10 years previously respectively.

Mr. Mulley

£187 million and £125 million for 1975 and 1970 respectively, The 1965 figure was £221 million, but this is not comparable since it provided for not only a much larger rail network but also for activities since transferred to other bodies.