§ Mr. Fitchasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the cost attributable to public funds per passenger mile carried in the last available period by each of the following modes: (a) private car, (b) stage carriage bus, (c) private coach, and (d) rail.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe cost to public funds per passenger mile in 1975 for bus and coach was 0.8 pence and for rail 2.3 pence. Motorists in 1975 contributed 0.7 pence per passenger mile to public funds from fuel duty and vehicle excise duty. The cost of road building and maintenance allocated to motorists was equivalent to 0.4 pence per passenger mile.