HC Deb 12 March 1990 vol 169 c128W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has regarding revenue subsidies provided for urban transport systems in EEC capital cities.

Mr. Portillo

I have no information of this nature: because different transport operators use different accounting techniques, there is no consistent basis on which to assess what subsidy is being paid and whether it is revenue or other subsidy.