§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what revenue subsidy was paid through the PSO grant to each of the rail services comprising(a) Great 173W Western Intercity, (b) South West Trains and (c) London Tilbury and Southend in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) the last year in which British Rail was wholly responsible for these services. [8492]
§ Mr. WattsThe year 1993–94 was the last year in which support payments to British Rail were made entirely under the PSO grant provisions; in 1994–95 payments were made under both the PSO provisions and under section 52 of the Railways Act 1993. In 1993–94, InterCity services received no PSO grant. Network SouthEast—formerly responsible for the services now operated by South West Trains and London Tilbury and Southend—received no PSO grant in support of revenue, but received some £372 million of PSO grant in support of investment.
Grant payments in 1994–95, the last year in which BR will have been wholly responsible for these services, are not comparable with those in 1993–94, because the basis for payment was changed, as a result of restructuring the railway industry. In 1994–95, Great Western received £57.5 million, South West Trains £93.7 million and London Tilbury and Southend £30.7 million. These figures included administered profits of £3 million, £3.7 million and £900,000 respectively.