§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 21 March,Official Report, column 153, what was the (a) total expenditure and (b) percentage of gross domestic product for (i) buses without coaches, (ii) trains and (iii) all public transport, inclusive of grants, subsidies and receipts for 1993 and 1994. [17856]
§ Mr. NorrisTotal expenditure on various transport modes, including grants and subsidies, in financial year 1993–94, is as follows:
Mode of transport Total expenditure £ billion Per cent. of GDP Buses and coaches1 3.7 0.7 Railways2 4.7 0.8 All public transport3 9.9 1.8 All GDP4 554.8 100 1 For licensing purposes bus operators are not distinguished from coach operators. 2 Excludes Tyne and Wear Metro. 3 Buses, coaches, railways and taxis. The estimate for taxis excludes business use. 4 Gross domestic product for public transport contains expenditure on personal travel rather than business travel.