§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the losses sustained by National Carriers Limited in each year, since National Carriers Limited was transferred from the British Railways Board to the National Freight Corporation, giving the figures for each year separately.
§ Dr. GilbertThe figures are:
£m 1969 16.0 1970 12.6 1971 8.7 1972 6.8 1973 8.0 1974 8.7 1975 18.0* *Estimated They include allocated interest and central charges.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the secretary of State for the Environment what was the exact amount of the grant paid by the Government to National Carriers Limited in each year since National Carriers Limited was transferred from the British Railways Board to the National Freight Corporation, giving the precise sum for each year.
§ Dr. GilbertGrants under Section 5 of the Transport Act 1968 were:
1969 £16 million 1970 £13.4 million 1971 £8 million 1972 £3.7 million 1973 £1.6 million
Needs Element £000 Resources Element £000 Domestic Element £000 Bolton … … … … … 21,419 13,712 2,684 Bury … … … … … 10,400 9,471 2,098 Manchester … … … … … 58,043 16,154 5,082 Oldham … … … … … 16,460 13,908 2,076 Rochdale … … … … … 16,588 14,698 1,849 Salford … … … … … 24,783 12,396 2,789 Stockport … … … … … 19,526 9,477* 4,150 Tameside … … … … … 16,363 14,629 2,121 Trafford … … … … … 16,969 3,236 3,272 Wigan … … … … … 22,147 19,187 2,984 Knowsley … … … … … 17,579 9,791* 1,943 Liverpool … … … … … 60,221 16,581* 5,685 St. Helens … … … … … 12,411 10,688 2,014 Sefton … … … … … 23,500 11,824 3,895 Wirral … … … … … 25,508 16,779 4,560 Barnsley … … … … … 15,404 18,795 1,683 Doncaster … … … … … 23,121 21,332 2,417 Rotherham … … … … … 18,102 19,253 2,007 Sheffield … … … … … 40,663 29,343 5,003 Gateshead … … … … … 15,653 16,006 1,972