§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the amount of transport supplementary grant for 1979–80 per head of population in each of the metropolitan counties and in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cleveland, Durham, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Staffordshire and West Sussex.
§ Mr. William Rodgers, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19 January 1978], gave the following information:
The amounts are listed below.
TRANSPORT SUPPLEMENTARY GRANT FOR 1979–80 PER HEAD OF POPULATION November 1978 prices £ Greater London 14.89 Greater Manchester 5.76 Merseyside 10.93 South Yorkshire 6.95 Tyne and Wear 19.35 West Midlands 4.69 West Yorkshire 6.63 Bedfordshire 4.13 Cleveland 5.57 Durham 3.68 Essex 2.12 Hertfordshire 4.19 Lancashire 5.26 Northamptonshire 8.62 North Yorkshire 7.52 Staffordshire 3.88 West Sussex 3.75