§ Mr. Stanleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated number of people who commute into the Greater London area: (a) by public transport and (b) by private transport now; and what were the numbers five years ago.
§ Dr. GilbertThe only comprehensive sources for this kind of information are the Workplace and Travel-to-work tables of the Census of Population for 1966 and 1971. The estimated numbers of468W people having a job in Greater London but living outside the area and commuting were:
Transport Mode 1966 1971 Public … 272,630 301,660 Private … 186,360 237,080
§ Mr. Stanleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what amounts of subsidy have been paid to support commuter rail services in the South East over the last five years; and what is the estimated subsidy for the year 1976–77.
§ Dr. GilbertI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on Thursday 4th March 1976.—[Vol. 906, c. 680–1.]