§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to the number of passenger journeys undertaken in (a) each passenger transport executive area and (b) in each municipal bus service area in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RidleyThe number of passenger journeys by public transport in areas served by passenger transport executives is publicly available in the three-year plans prepared by each PTE in accordance with the Transport Act 1983. Similar information is not available for areas served by municipal operators. Both PTE and municipal
158Wsidings or work on the alteration and replacement of existing sidings. The total value of section 8 grants in each year from 1975, in both constant and cash prices is as follows:
Year Number of grants awarded Value of grants at 1985 prices £ million Cash value of grants £ million 1975 3 1.295 0.485 1976 15 5.379 2.287 1977 19 8.240 3.988 1978 23 16.931 9.048 1979 17 7.504 4.686 1980 20 10.226 7.582 1981 7 5.311 4.330 1982 14 3.863 3.367 1983 17 6.487 5.912 1984 18 7.872 7.497 1985 to date 13 5.679 5.679 166 78.787 54.861