HC Deb 22 March 1982 vol 20 c270W
Mr. Cyril Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has received an application from Buckinghamshire county council for transport supplementary grant; for what purpose; whether the application has been approved; and what steps are taken in such circumstances to ensure that the money is spent on the purpose for which it was granted.

Mr. Eyre

The most recent transport supplementary grant settlement was for 1982–83. Buckinghamshire bid for grant on £16.385 million of expenditure—November 1980 prices. Details are as follows:

£ million
Revenue support to public transport 1.200
Road maintenance 7.998
Other current expenditure 0.037
Capital expenditure 7.150
16.385

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State accepted the whole of this bid, as a result of which grant of £5.478 million will be paid during 1982–83. TSG is a block grant made in general support of a county's transport expenditure and the county council is free to decide how it should be allocated.

Mr. Cyril Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Transport for how much transport supplementary grant Buckinghamshire county council applied to him in 1980–81; for what purpose; and for what purpose the money was spent.

Mr. Eyre

For 1980–81 Buckinghamshire county council bid for transport supplementary grant in respect of £12.529 million of expenditure—at November 1978 prices. The Secretary of State accepted a total of £10.857 million. Details are as follows:

£ million November 1978 prices
Bid Accepted
Revenue support to public transport 1.346 1.148
Road Maintenance 6.107 5.506
Other current expenditure 0.024 0.024
Capital expenditure 5.052 4.179
12.529 10.857

Buckinghamshire county council received £4.053 million in TSG during 1980–81. Counties are free to spend TSG as they think fit, but in 1980–81 Buckinghamshire spent a total of £13.119 million on transport at outturn prices.