§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the total amount of public service obligation grant paid in 1988 to British Rail spent on the railway network in Wales; and what percentage this is of the total grant paid to British Rail.
§ Mr. PortilloI have been asked to reply.
451WPublic service obligation grant is paid to British Rail as a total sum for the operation of passenger services which are not commercial. It is not allocated by the Government to particular areas of Great Britain.