HC Deb 09 June 1992 vol 209 c117W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the percentage to total railway costs, including capital costs, which is financed from(a) revenue and (b) investment for each of the EC member states, Sweden, Norway and Finland for each year since 1979.

Grants paid to British Rail 1979—1991–92
£ million at 1991–92 prices
Year PSO Grant Level Crossing Grant PTE Grant Total Estimated Passenger Miles (Million) Subsidy/PM at 1991–92 prices (Pence)
1979 1,101.0 31.8 126.4 1,259.2 19.1 7
1980 1,111.4 32.0 131.4 1,274.8 18.8 7
1981 1,328.1 32.8 120.4 1,481.3 18.5 8
1982 1,336.2 32.8 125.2 1,494.2 216.9 9
1983 1,337.0 32.4 130.1 1,499.5 18.3 8
1984–851 1,590.4 36.0 157.1 1,783.5 22.6 8
1985–86 1,161.4 29.2 110.8 1,301.4 18.8 7
1986–87 944.8 27.5 101.3 1,073.6 19.2 6
1987–88 989.2 30.0 102.8 1,122.0 20.6 5
1988–89 647.9 27.9 93.8 769.6 21.3 4
1989–90 568.2 29.8 106.0 704.0 20.9 3
1990–91 642.0 30.9 107.2 780.1 20.6 4
1991–92 900.0 29.2 929.2 19.9 5
115 months ended March 1985.
2Passenger miles affected by strikes.

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