HC Deb 19 May 1981 vol 5 cc45-6W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the number of bus passengers carried by local authority bus services in each of the four Scottish cities in each of the past four years.

Mr. Rifkind

Table 13.7(b)> of the Scottish Abstract of Statistics 1980 gives the number of passenger journeys from 1975–76 to 1978–79.

The information for 1979–80 is as follows:

Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive 185,717,000
Lothian Regional Council 144,877,000
Tayside Regional Council 41,773,000
Grampian Regional Council 49,998,000

Data for 1980–81 are not yet available.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has information as to the cost per (a) one mile, (b) two miles, (c) three miles, (d) four miles and (e) five miles journey in each of the local authority bus services provided in the four Scottish cities in each of the past four years.

Mr. Rifkind

The information available to my Department is as follows: