§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the most recent information he has as to the percenage of revenue support given to the bus service by public authorities in (a) Bologna, (b) Rome, (c) Brussels, (d) Amsterdam, (e) Rotterdam, (f) Ghent, (g) Paris, (h) Helsinki, (i) Vienna, (j) Stockholm, (k) Frankfurt, (l) Oslo, (m) Gothenburg, (n) Lisbon, (o) Copenhagen, (p) Essen, (q) Marseilles, (r) London, (s) Glasgow, (t) Cardiff, (u) Belfast, (v) Dublin, (w) Edinburgh, (x) Aberdeen and (y) Dundee, respectively.
§ Mr. EyreAccurate comparisons of subsidy levels are not possible, because accounting procedures vary widely. Different undertakings define subsidy differently, and the accounting treatment of costs is not consistent.