§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what change will be made in the funding of the general lighthouse fund following the transfer of responsibility for this service from Her Majesty's Customs.
§ Mr. NorrisThe General Lighthouse Authorities, with the agreement of the Department of Transport, have
Grants and subsidies to the bus industry: Great Britain £ million1 Year Revenue support Fuel duty rebate Rural bus grant New bus grant Infra-structure grant Total 1972–73 — 21 1 20 1 — 1973–74 — 20 1 21 1 — 1974–75 — 36 3 23 2 — 1975–76 — 39 4 37 2 — 1976–77 — 47 — 41 2 — 1977–78 196 57 — 49 1 303 1978–79 220 59 — 57 1 337 1979–80 264 67 — 66 — 397 1980–81 373 80 — 74 — 527 1981–82 443 89 — 58 — 590 1982–83 561 103 — 30 — 694 1983–84 572 101 — 16 — 689 1984–85 608 127 — 1 — 736 1985–86 495 131 — — — 626 1986–87 419 129 17 — — 565 1987–88 337 135 17 — — 489 1988–89 337 158 13 — — 508 1989–90 296 150 4 — — 450 1990–911 323 169 — — — 492 1991–922 377 189 — — — 566 1 Not adjusted for inflation 2 Provisional Sources: Bus and Coach Statistics 1991–92, HMSO
Transport Statistics Great Britain, HMSO