§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much of the total cost of school transport in England he estimates could be recovered from parents by imposing a standard charge of 7p per journey.
§ Mr. MulleyIf pupils now receiving free transport to and from school paid 7p a journey, it is estimated that the yield would be about £26 million a year or 40 per cent of the present total cost for England and Wales. Separate figures for England are not available.
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§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total cost of providing free school transport in each English region for primary and secondary schools in 1974.
§ Mr. MulleyIn the financial year 1973–74, total expenditure by local education authorities on transport between home and school was as follows:
£000's Out-turn Prices South East 11,558 South West 3,179 East Anglia 1,934 West Midlands 2,663 East Midlands 2,463 North West 3,024 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,761 North 2,152 Total England 29,734 Regional data are not yet available for the financial year 1974–75, when total expenditure in England was about £38 million.