§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the grants paid and the projects or rolling stock grant-aided by him to British Rail since 1968, at outturn prices.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThere was none.
Project details Section 56 grant (out-turn prices) £ million Period Modernisation of Glasgow underground including signalling and 33 new sets of Electrical Multiple Units (EMUs) 32.0 1974–75 to 1980–81 Clyderail—re-opening, electrification, signalling and 16 new sets of EMUs 27.2 1974–75 to 1987–88 EMU Life Extension—modematisation of 50 EMU sets 14.2 1983–84 to 1987–88 Ayrshire Electrification—modification/modernisation of 11 EMUs and purchase of 9 new EMU sets 10.3 1985–86 to 1986–87 Ardrossan/Largs Electrification—purchase of 1 new EMU set 0.7 1987–88 New Rolling Stock—purchase of 22 new sets of EMUs and 14 new sets of Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) 118–8 1988–89 to 1989–90 1A further £10.5 million is still to be paid.