§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many projects have (a) been submitted and (b) approved for grants under section 8 of the Railways Act 1974 during each year since it came into force; and what has been the total annual financial commitment.
§ Mr. David MitchellIncluding applications to and grants made by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales the information, as at 30 March 1984, is as follows: 419W
Year Applications submitted Applications approved Commitment £'000 1974 — — — 1975 5 3 485 1976 17 15 2,287 1977 20 19 3,988 1978 26 25 10,997 1979 18 16 3,953 1980 21 20 7,582 1981 7 7 4,330 1982 14 14 3,667 1983 18 18 6,021 1984 to date 5 5 3,811 Totals 151 142 47,121