HC Deb 12 March 1992 vol 205 cc671-2W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out(a) the level of investment by Network SouthEast in each year since 1962 at current prices and (b) the total operating grant paid to (i) British Rail and (ii) Network SouthEast in each year since 1962 at current prices.

Mr. Freeman

[pursuant to his reply, 11 March 1992, c. 535]: The information is as in the tables.

Network SouthEast Investment(Capital and revenue)
£ million at 1991–92 prices
11982 192
1983 181
11984–85 168
1985–86 162
1986–87 183
1987–88 305
1988–89 381
1989–90 414
1990–91 323
31991–92 380
1 Network SouthEast was formed in 1986. Previous comparable figures are available only from 1982.
2 1984–85 was a 15-month period. The figures quoted is the 12-month equivalent.
3 Estimated.

Source: Network SouthEast.

(b)Grants paid to British Rail: 1969 to 1991–921
£million at 1991–92 prices
PSO grant2 Level crossing grant PTE grant Other grants3 Total
1969 512.1 125.7 637.8
1970 490.7 95.6 586.3
1971 462.1 55.0 517.1
1972 404.1 55.3 452 911.4
1973 506.6 - 63.0 466.7 1,036.3
1974 899.4 84.6 - 984.0
1975 850.8 38.3 99.4 323.1 1,311.6
1976 1,005.7 35.3 97.0 152.6 1,290.6
1977 1,009.3 31.9 112.9 1,154.1
1978 1,040.1 32.3 119.4 1,191.8
1979 1,101.0 31.8 126.4 1,259.2
1980 1,111.4 32.0 131.4 1,274.8
1981 1,328.1 32.8 120.4 1,481.3
1982 1,336.2 32.8 125.2 1,494.2
1983 1,337.0 32.4 130.1 1,499.5
41984–85 1,272.3 28.8 125.7 1,426.8
1985–86 1,161.4 29.2 110.8 1,301.4
1986–87 944.8 27.5 101.3 1,073.6
1987–88 989.2 30.0 102.8 1,122.0
1988–89 647.9 27.9 93.8 769.6
1989–90 568.2 29.8 106.0 704.0
1990–91 642.0 30.9 107.2 780.1
51991–92 900.0 29.2 129.0 1,058.2
1 Grant is paid to British Rail as a whole. It is for British Rail to allocate it between sectors. British Rail did not receive direct Government grants prior to 1969.
2 Prior to 1975, grant was paid under section 39(1) of the Transport Act 1968.
3 This comprises:
(1) Transitional freight grant—paid 1975–76.
(2) Grant paid under Transport Grant Act to compensate for Government pricing controls—paid 1972.
(3) Special grants—paid 1972–73.
(4) Grant paid under section 40 of the Transport Act 1968 for temporary maintenance of surplus track and signalling—paid 1969–1973.
4 1984–85 was a 15-month year. 12-month equivalents given.
5 Department of Transport estimates.

Source:British Railways Board annual accounts.