§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2001,Official Report, column 943W, how much of the money spent on Rural Bus Challenge projects was spent in 2001–02; and where it was spent. [20704]
§ Ms KeebleLocal authorities have to date received the following amounts in Rural Bus Challenge grant in 2001–02. We expect challenge payments in the year as a whole to total about £20 million.
£ Local authority Payment to date Bedfordshire 116,791 Cumbria 343,500 Devon 271,000 Dorset 201,092 East Riding 166,863 East Sussex 466,888 Essex 571,805 Hampshire 521,260 Herefordshire 41,518 Hertfordshire 87,692 Kent 193,000 Lancashire 396,914 Leicestershire 279,540 Milton Keynes 101,965 Norfolk 75,055 North Lincolnshire 114,313 North Yorkshire 509,000 Northamptonshire 83,050 Northumberland 372,600 Nottinghamshire 185,764 Plymouth 141,400 Redcar and Cleveland 20,000 Shropshire 238,176 South Yorkshire 318,500 Staffordshire 97,548 S tockton-on-Tees 12,000 Suffolk 404,025 Thurrock 97,000 Torbay 111,340 Tyne and Wear 630,050 Warwickshire 135,405 West Yorkshire 208,928 Wiltshire 458,080 Worcestershire 757,645 Total 8,729,707