asked the Minister of Transport if she will publish a table showing the financial results for the publicly-owned sector of the transport industry for each year since 1949, showing separately where possible the British Railways, railway hotels, railway docks, British Transport docks, publicly-owned road haulage companies, publicly-owned road passenger transport companies, travel and tourism companies, inland waterways, and publicly-owned shipping services.
The following tables, which are derived from the published accounts of the British Transport Commission and its successor undertakings, give the breakdown as near as possible:
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | |
| WORKING RESULTS | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| British Railways | −16·5 | −27·1 | −48·1 | −42·0 | −67·7 | −86·9 | −104·0 |
| Road Haulage: British Road Services | 1·8 | 2·8 | 2·0 | 3·1 | 1·8 | 3·4 | 3·7 |
| Road Passenger Services: Provincial and Scottish | 5·3 | 5·0 | 6·0 | 6·6 | 6·5 | 6·2 | 6·5 |
| London Transport Road Passenger Service | 2·5 | 3·8 | −0·8 | 4·0 | 5·4 | 4·0 | 5·0 |
| London Transport Railways | 2·0 | 1·9 | 2·6 | 2·0 | 2·4 | 3·7 | 3·0 |
| Ships | 1·8 | 1·9 | 2·3 | 3·9 | 3·9 | 3·9 | 4·3 |
| Inland Waterways | −0·5 | −0·6 | −0·8 | −0·9 | −0·7 | −1o1 | −1·1 |
| Docks, Harbours and Wharves | 2·5 | 2·4 | 2·2 | 2·8 | 3·6 | 4·1 | 3·7 |
| Hotels and Catering. | −0·2 | 0·1 | −0·1 | 0·4 | 0·5 | 0·8 | 0·7 |
| Letting of Land and Buildings not in operational use | 3·3 | 3·2 | 4·0 | 4·7 | 5·0 | 5·3 | 5·4 |
| Total | 2·1 | −6·5 | −30·8 | −15·4 | −39·2 | −56·6 | −72·7 |
| INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES (including travel and tourism companies) | 0·9 | 1·3 | 1·2 | 1·3 | 1·3 | 1·6 | 1·8 |
| INCOME FROM NON-CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS | 1·5 | 1·5 | 1·5 | 1·5 | 1·6 | 1·6 | 1·7 |
| CENTRAL AND OTHER CHARGES(NET) | 58·9 | 59·8 | 60·9 | 61·2 | 64·6 | 68·6 | 74·4 |
| BALANCE FOR YEAR | −54·4 | −63·5 | −89·0 | −73·8 | −100·9 | −122·0 | −143·6 |
| Table II | |||
| INDEPENDENT UNDERTAKINGS | |||
| 1963 | 1964 | ||
British Railways Board
| … | £m. | £m. |
| WORKING RESULTS | |||
| Railways (deficit) | … | 81·6 | 67·5 |
| Ships | … | 4·7 | 5·1 |
| Harbours | … | 0·2 | 0·2 |
| Hotels | … | 0·9 | 1·2 |
| Letting of land and buildings not in operational use | … | 2·3 | 2·3 |
| WORKING DEFICIT | … | 73·5 | 58·7 |
| OTHER EXPENDITURE LESS OTHER INCOME | … | 2·3 | 3·8 |
| INTEREST | … | 58·1 | 58·4 |
| DEFICIT FOR YEAR | … | 133·9 | 120·9 |
London Transport Board
| |||
| NET TRAFFIC RECEIPTS | |||
| Buses and Coaches | … | 3·1 | 1·3 |
| Railways | … | 2·4 | 3·6 |
| … | 5·5 | 4·9 | |
| OTHER RECEIPTS (NET) | … | 2·3 | 2·5 |
| WORKING SURPLUS FOR YEAR | … | 7·8 | 7·3 |
| INTEREST | … | 5·7 | 6·0 |
| BALANCE OF REVENUE FOR YEAR | … | 2·1 | 1·3 |
British Transport Docks Board
| |||
| Operating Surplus | … | 4·5 | 4·7 |
| Interest Charges | … | 3·0 | 3·1 |
| Balance of Net Revenue before Taxation | … | 1·5 | 1·6 |
| Taxation Reserve | … | 0·8 | 0·9 |
| Balance after Transfer to Taxation Reserve | … | 0·7 | 0·7 |
British Waterways Board
| |||
| Working Deficit | … | 0·5 | 0·5 |
| Central Charges including Interest | … | 1·0 | 1·0 |
| Deficit for year | … | 1·5 | 1·5 |
| 1963 | 1964 | |
| £m | £m | |
Transport Holding Company
| ||
| PROFITS OF SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| Road haulage companies | 4·7 | 7·3 |
| Road passenger transport companies | 6·7 | 7·4 |
| Shipping Companies | 0·7 | 0·5 |
| Travel and tourism companies | 1·4 | 1·7 |
| Manufacturing companies | — | 0·3 |
| 13·5 | 17·2 | |
Deduct:
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| Interest receipts (net) from Transport Holding Company and profits applicable to minority shareholders | 1·2 | 1·6 |
| 12·3 | 15·6 | |
| INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATED UNDERTAKINGS | 1·4 | 1·5 |
| INTEREST RECEIPTS, less payments, of Transport Holding Company(other than from or to Subsidiaries or to Minister of Transport) | 0·2 | 0·6 |
| 13·9 | 17·7 | |
Deduct:
| ||
| Headquarters expenses of Transport Holding Company | 0·1 | 0·2 |
| CONSOLIDATED PROFITS | 13·8 | 17·5 |
| INTEREST PAYABLE TO MINISTER | 3·8 | 3·8 |
| TAXATION | 3·6 | 5·1 |
| REVENUE SURPLUS | 6·4 | 8·6 |
asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the total numbers employed in the publicly-owned sector of the transport industry for each year since 1948, and the latest figures
| Year | Total | London Transport Board | British Railways Board | |||
| 1948 | … | … | … | 873,257 | 100,798 | 648,740 |
| 1949 | … | … | … | 894,791 | 99,623 | 624,528 |
| 1950 | … | … | … | 888,448 | 98,097 | 605,455 |
| 1951 | … | … | … | 888,073 | 99,279 | 599,890 |
| 1952 | … | … | … | 880,503 | 97,132 | 601,381 |
| 1953 | … | … | … | 865,443 | 94,605 | 593,768 |
| 1954 | … | … | … | 831,223 | 90,448 | 577,183 |
| 1955 | … | … | … | 801,199 | 86,795 | 563,040 |
| 1956 | … | … | … | 805,970 | 87,237 | 570,547 |
| 1957 | … | … | … | 806,277 | 86,644 | 573,499 |
| 1958 | … | … | … | 773,911 | 81,252 | 550,123 |
| 1959 | … | … | … | 735,535 | 77,356 | 518,863 |
| 1960 | … | … | … | 728,887 | 75,808 | 514,500 |
| 1961 | … | … | … | 713,810 | 76,007 | 500,434 |
| 1962 | … | … | … | 687,846 | 75,992 | 475,222 |
| 1963 | … | … | … | 677,244 | 74,039 | 464,286 |
| 1964 | … | … | … | 633,282 | 74,030 | 422,167 |
| 1965 | … | … | … | 597,730 | 73,514 | 387,663 |
| 1966 (up to end March.) | … | … | … | 588,639 | 72,926 | 379,356 |
available for 1966, showing separately those employed in London Transport and British Railways.
The following is the information: