§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the percentage of total local government expenditure spent on transport in 1982–83;
(2) what was the percentage of total local authority transport expenditure spent on public buses in 1982–83;
(3) what was the level of public subsidy for all transport services as a percentage of total local government expenditure in 1982–83; and what was the level in financial terms.
§ Mr. AncramFigures of actual expenditure by Scottish local authorities in 1982–83 are not yet available but the following information is derived from provisional outturn data. The public subsidy paid by local authorities for transport services in 1982–83 amounted to £64.8 million. This represented 2.5 per cent. of total local authority expenditure relevant for rate support grant purposes—excluding loan charges. Information is not readily available on the scale of gross transport expenditure, ie before deduction of income from fares. Out of the total of local authority transport subsidies, 43.2 per cent. was attributable to expenditure on public buses.
Language Number of qualified teachers (full-time equivalent, rounded to the nearest ten) 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 French 2,460 2,480 2,470 2,430 2,380 German 1,470 1,450 1,420 1,380 1,340 Russian 170 170 160 160 160 Spannish 300 300 300 300 300 Other modern languages 190 190 190 190 190 Corresponding information for 1983 is not available.
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§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the percentage of total local government expenditure spent on transport in each year since 1975 for Scotland.
§ Mr. AncramNo information is readily available on the scale of gross expenditure by local authorities on transport ie before deduction of income from fares. The following table, however, shows for each year since 1975, the net current expenditure of local authorities on transport services, expressed as a percentage of total local authority expenditure relevant for rate support grant purposes, excluding loan charges.
Per cent. 1975–76 1.1 1976–77 0.9 1977–78 1.1 1978–79 1.2 1979–80 2.0 1980–81 3.0 1981–82 2.6 1982–83 2.5 Note:
Figures for 1980–81 and later years are provisional.