HC Deb 02 December 1999 vol 340 cc276-7W
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what level of funding West London Dial-a-Ride has received from his Department in each of the last five years. [100192]

Mr. Hill

The Government provide grant funding to London Transport for London Dial-a-Ride services, but the distribution of the grant between the six regional Dial-a-Ride companies is a matter for London Transport. Government funding for Dial-a-Ride services in London over the last five years is as follows:

Year £ million
1994–95 11.3
1995–96 10.4
1996–97 10.1
1997–98 10.6
1998–99 11.5