§ 24. Mr. Roy HughesTo the Secretary of State for Transport what increases in the level of investment in public transport have taken place following reductions in the roads budget within the last year. [24742]
§ Mr. NorrisOur priority, as far as possible, has been to maintain funding for public transport in the face of an overall reduction in the transport budget. Rail investment is expected to increase significantly above the £1 billion spent last year, following privatisation of Railtrack and other businesses, while investment in London Transport this year will be at around last year's historically high level of £1.1 billion. Details are set out in the Transport report 1996, CM 3206.