HC Deb 19 February 1997 vol 290 cc565-6W
Mr. Mark Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what provision he is making for the cost of rail services secured by English passenger transport executives in 1997–98. [16949]

Mr. Watts

A special grant report has been laid before the House for the payment of metropolitan railways passenger services grant in 1997–98 to English passenger transport authorities. The main purpose of the MRPSG is to provide support, in 1997–98, to those PTAs for the local rail services secured by those PTAs' passenger transport executives under the terms of franchise agreements with franchise operators and the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising.