HC Deb 29 October 1999 vol 336 c999W
Sir Brian Mawhinney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the right hon. Member for North-West Cambridgeshire can expect a reply to his letter of 13 September on behalf of his constituent, Ms Pendray. [96291]

Mr. Meacher

My noble Friend the Minister for Transport replied to the right hon. Member on 26 October.

Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when his Department plans to respond to the letter sent to him on 29 June by the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East addressed to the then Minister for the Regions on the subject of regional development agencies. [96485]

Description 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 11998–99
Local Transport2 1,031 1,242 1,140 1,088 914 842 778
Railways 2,161 1,547 -351 -1,269 -928 352 568
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising — 2 1,799 1,703 1,847 1,438 1,255
London Transport 883 693 784 903 942 629 391
Other Transport 197 103 221 130 76 104 94
Total 4,272 3,587 3,593 2,555 2,851 3,365 3,086
1 Estimated outturn
2 Figures provided for Local Transport may include expenditure on elements other than public transport

Note:

All figures exclude departmental running costs

Sources:

Year 92–93—DETR Annual Report 1998, Years 93–94 to 98–99—DETR Annual Report 1999

The expenditure figures are for direct DETR spending in support of public transport, and do not include expenditure by local authorities (other than that financed by the Transport Supplementary Grant) or private sector finance. DETR does not analyse expenditure by region, or keep records of population by region.