§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current subsidy on London Transport in respect of pensioners concessions; and whether he will calculate the average of this for all pensioners in London.
§ Mr. EyreI understand that the Greater London council approved payment of £53 million to London Transport in 1982–83 in respect of the old-age pensioners concessionary fare scheme. According to the 1981 census there are 1,181,537 people of pensionable age living in the GLC area. On the basis of these figures the average payment per pensioner would be £44.86 per annum.