§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in real terms, for each year from 1979 to 1995 the(a) public service obligation grant awarded to British Rail and (b) external financing limit awarded to British Rail.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is as follows:
(a) Public service obligation grant in real terms £ million 11993–94 prices 1979 1,253 1980 1,246 1981 1,454 1982 1,474 1983 1,463 1984–85 21,724 1985–86 1,257 1986–87 1,024 1987–88 1,071 1988–89 701 1989–90 615 1990–91 969 1991–92 974 1992–93 1,191 1993–94 3930 1994–95 4— 1 Adjusted using GDP deflator. 2 15-month year. 3 Estimated outturn. 4 There are no figures available for 1994–95 and 1995–96. From 1 April 1994 Government support for socially desirable but unprofitable rail services will be provided through a grant from the franchising director. This sum is yet to be decided. 117W
(b) External Financing Limit awarded to British Rail £ million, 1993–94 prices1 EFL Outturn 1979–80 2,177 2,177 1980–81 1,649 1,649 1981–82 1,751 1,827 1982–83 1,640 1,506 1983–84 1,618 1,377 1984–85 1,504 21,690 1985–86 1,407 1,395 1986–87 1,163 1,153 1987–88 1,057 3767 1988–89 988 494 1989–90 783 877
EFL Outturn 1990–91 812 1,249 1991–92 1,647 1,584 1992–93 2,170 2,137 1993–94 1,495 41,495 1994–95 1,262 — 1 Adjusted using GDP deflator. 2 15 month year. 3 From 1987–88 EFL included movements in payroll creditors. 4 Estimated outturn.