Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he has made an estimate of the annual costs of administrating the four English passenger transport authorities created under the Transport Act 1968 in comparison with the annual costs attributable to the passenger transport authority functions exercised by the four successor metropolitan county councils; and if he will publish any such estimates in the Official Report.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI regret that the information necessary for such an estimate is not available.