HC Deb 13 July 1994 vol 246 cc614-5W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out in tabular form(a) total grant, (b) core business capital grant, (c) new lines and extensions capital grant and (d) revenue support grant, excluding the docklands light railway, awarded to London Transport in each year since 1978; and what is the planned expenditure for each year between 1994–95 and 1996–97, at both cash and 1993–94 prices.

Mr. Norris

The information requested is as follows:

Year Core business capital grants Core business revenue support grant New lines and extensions capital grant Total grant
1980 241 212 453
1981 256 155 411
1982 223 329 552
1983 282 296 578
1984–851 220 299 519
1985–86 277 191 468
1986–87 332 98 430
1987–88 224 62 286
1988–89 198 26 224
1989–90 251 54 305
1990–91 417 84 2 503
1991–92 434 110 70 614
1992–93 564 262 86 912
1993–94 506 66 120 693
1994–952 346 13 507 866
1995–963 442 420 862
1996–973 503 390 893
115 months accounting period.
2In addition to grant in 1994–95 LT will benefit substantially from proceeds from the sale of the subsidiaries of London Buses Ltd. £13 million revenue grant is ear marked for the Dial-a-Ride service.
3Grant, announced in the Unified Budget, for LT for 1995–96 and 1996–97 has not yet been allocated between revenue and capital spend, but it is expected that all of the core business grant will be used for capital investment with the exception of revenue support of Dial-a-Ride.

These figures understate the growth in the level of investment by LT over the period arising from its improving financial position. With LT's move into operating surplus total capital investment is expected to be £1 billion per annum or more in each of the years 1994–95 to 1996–97 in cash prices.

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