§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will reject the proposed closure of link lines between Halifax and Huddersfield until such time as British Rail has provided a new service from Sheffield to Huddersfield to Bradford.
§ Mr. RidleyI am now considering the report which has been submitted by the transport users' consultative
* Holdback Penalty Rate Limitation 1985–86 Authority 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Expenditure level Rate limit £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million Pence Birmingham — — — — N/A N/A Hackney — 1.359 1.097 1.930 82.315 147.18 Islington — 1.194 0.060 17.514 85.564 112.07 Lambeth — — 2.175 14.183 113.558 107.57 Liverpool 5.479 6.517 0.800 3.193 N/A N/A Manchester — 5.261 0.611 — N/A N/A Salford — — 1.085 — N/A N/A Newcastle — 5.046 5.549 5.239 N/A N/A Gateshead — — 2.666 0.392 N/A N/A * Figures from the latest supplementary report for each year.