HC Deb 06 November 2001 vol 374 cc143-4W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the cost of subsidies to the Woolwich ferry was in the last year in which they were paid; and what resources were made available by his Department to support such subsidies.[13038]

Mr. Jamieson

The Woolwich ferry is now the responsibility of Transport for London's Street Management Services. My Department paid just over £1 million for the ferry in the first quarter of 2000–01 before Transport for London took over. We took account of Transport for London's need to fund the ferry during the rest of 2000–01 in setting the level of GLA Transport Grant for that year.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions for what reason he does not collect information on the number of passenger journeys by ferry.[13035]

Mr. Jamieson

Information on number of passenger journeys by ferry is collected by my Department and the information is published annually in "Maritime Statistics".