§ Mr. Fallonasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the level of the Government subsidy to British Rail in respect of London commuter services.
§ Mr. David MitchellGrant for the public services obligation is paid to the British Railways Board in respect of the passenger rail network as a whole, and not in respect of individual services. The board's annual report for 1983 records that the London and south-east sector's loss in that year, before payment of PSO grant, was £274.9 million.