§ Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give a table showing the subsidies to railways and other forms of public transport paid by each of the European Economic Community member countries during 1976 and 1977.
§ Mr. William RodgersSubsidies paid to State railway undertakings in the EEC are detailed in the first biennial report from the EEC Commission, which covers the economic and financial situation of railway undertakings. A copy of this report was deposited in the House of Commons Library in November 1977—ref. number 1673/77. Information on subsidies to other forms of public transport in EEC countries is not readily available.