Northern Ireland: Public Expenditure on Public Transport

HL Deb 08 March 2000 vol 610 cc153-4WA

Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much public money is spent on public transport per head of the population in Northern Ireland; and how this compares with the similar calculation per head of the population in the rest of the United Kingdom. [HL1259]

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Public expenditure on public transport per head of the population is expected to be about £21 in Northern Ireland in 1999–2000. A comparative figure is not available for Great Britain. However, the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 1999–2000 outlines the following identifiable general government expenditure per head for the period 1997–98 in the category Roads and Transport:

Roads and Transport £ per head

Country	£
England	149
Scotland	172
Wales	151
Northern Ireland	112