§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list projects under development or consideration by the Commission for New Towns and urban development corporations which involve subsidies to transport schemes; and what are the values of such subsidies.
§ Mr. KeyListed are schemes in progress or proposed which provide revenue assistance for public transport:
New Towns
- CNT—no schemes notified.
- Milton Keynes DC—£110,000 subsidy to Bucks county council to support the local bus network in 1991–92.
Urban Development Corporations
- Black Country DC—£75,000 grant approved for Centro to run three specially adapted vehicles for people with mobility problems. This has been approved for 1991–92 but may be extended.
- London Docklands DC—subsidy for DI bus route, amounting to £50,000 for the period April to September 1991. Trafford Park DC—£36,000 subsidy as 50 per cent. contribution from August 1989 to August 1991 for a minibus service to enhance off-peak public transport for shift workers. The remaining 50 per cent. subsidy has been met by the Greater Manchester passenger transport executive.