HC Deb 12 July 1994 vol 246 c577W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of Slate for Transport to what levels of post the public sector pay policy applies in the railway industry.

Mr. Freeman

The Government's approach to public sector pay applies to the total pay bills of the various components of the railway industry.

Total of grants/subsidies and receipts
Year Rail Bus Taxi Total
£ million Percentage GDP £ million Percentage GDP Percentage GDP Percentage GDP rounded
1979 1,751.2 1.01 1,738 1.00 — n/a
1980 2,005.4 1.00 2,179 1.08 0.13 2.2
1981 2,293.8 1.05 2,335 1.07 0.13 2.3
1982 2,315.7 0.97 2,603 1.09 0.10 2.2
1983 2,605.6 1.00 2,713 1.04 0.12 2.2
1984 2,699.0 0.96 2,822 1.01 0.13 2.1
1985 2,878.4 0.94 2,844 0.93 0.13 2.0
1986 2,902.5 0.89 2,835 0.87 0.17 1.9
1987 3,112.5 0.87 2,878 0.80 0.17 1.8
1988 2,994.4 0.75 3,022 0.76 0.16 1.7
1989 3,292.4 0.75 3,175 0.72 0.19 1.7
1990 3,833.6 0.80 3,358 0.70 0.18 1.7
1991 4,311.5 0.87 3,556 0.72 0.19 1.8
1992 4,748.7 0.92 3,633 0.71 — (1.8)
1993 — — — — — —

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