§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the financial aid given by central Government to the ports of London and Liverpool, respectively, in each of the last five years; and what were the amounts in each case of loan and grant.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe information is as follows:
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Port of London Authority £ million 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Rdw severance grant* 4.5 17.2 14.2 Staff severance grant* 3.7 16.5 6.9 8.7 12.4 Revenue support grant* 7.0 10.4 5.2 Loan 3.0 Guarantee 5.0 -3.0 Non-repayable grant 0.7 8.8 Total 3.7 23.5 21.8 39.8 32.4 *Repayable grant. A minus sign denotes a reduction in a guarantee or a repayment of loan.
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company £ million 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Rdw severance grant* 5.2 23.1 3.5 Staff severance grant* 5.1 18.5 4.7 Revenue support grant* 15.5 14.7 Loan 4.1 -0.3 Guarantee 10.3 -0.8 Non-repayable grant 32.3 Total 25.8 70.7 39.4 * Repayable grant. A minus sign denotes a reduction in a guarantee or a repayment of loan.