HC Deb 18 February 1986 vol 92 c154W
Mr. Moate

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the total cost of bus subsidies in the current year; and if he will publish a comparison with the figures for previous years since 1979.

Mr. David Mitchell

The figures are shown in the table.

Great Britain Greater Manchester Bolton district council area
1982 0.74 1.45 *
1983 0.70 1.42 1.39
1984 0.73 1.45 1.56

* Not available.

Data are not available for the Bolton, North-East parliamentary constituency area and for the Bolton district council area in 1982.