Isle of Wight (Expenditure) (Hansard, 27 February 1996)

HC Deb 27 February 1996 vol 272 cc424-5W 424W

§ Mr. Barry Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total expenditure by his Department on the Isle of Wight in 1994–95 broken down by category. [16777]

§ Mr. Norris
Expenditure of some £4.5 million which can be attributed to the Isle of Wight in 1994–95 is as follows: 425W

£3 million paid to the Isle of Wight as part of the local transport capital settlement;

£1.3 million paid to British Rail by the Franchising Director in support of passenger rail services on the Island line;

£80.000 by the Driving Standards Agency;

£35,000 on vehicle testing operations, including staff costs;

and £74.000 by the Coastguard Agency.