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Mr. Awdry
asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the total external finance, by source, received by British Railways for each year from 1948.
Mr. John Morris
Up to the end of 1962 British Railways were part of the British Transport Commission and separate figures of finance received are lot available. During this period the Commission received external finance from the following sources:
| On Capital Account | On Revenue Account | ||||
| Stock £m. | Loans by Minister £m. | Loans by Minister(sub-sequently written off) £m. | Grants by Minister £m | ||
| 1948 | … | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | … | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | … | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | … | 60 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | … | 60 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | … | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | … | 80 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | … | 42 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | … | — | 40 | — | |
| 1957 | … | — | 61 | 94 | — |
| 1958 | … | — | 112 | 97 | — |
| 1959 | … | — | 112 | 86 | — |
| 1960 | … | — | 145 | 25 | 78 |
| 1961 | … | — | 144 | — | 128 |
| 1962 | … | — | 77 | — | 186 |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE PUBLICILY OWNED SECTOR OF THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SINCE 1949 UNDER THE BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION | |||||||
| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | Table I 1955 | |
| WORKING RESULTS | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| British Railways | 10·6 | 25·2 | 33·3 | 38·7 | 34·6 | 16·4 | 1·8 |
| Road Haulage: British Road Services | 1·5 | −1·1 | 3·3 | 1·7 | 8·9 | 8·7 | 4·3 |
| Road Passenger Services: Provincial and Scottish | 4·5 | 3·7 | 4·1 | 4·1 | 5·1 | 5·3 | 5·7 |
| London Transport Road Passenger Service | 3·6 | 1·7 | −1·4 | 0·3 | 0·6 | 2·0 | 3·0 |
| London Transport Railways | 1·6 | 1·4 | 1·3 | 2·0 | 1·4 | 1·8 | 2·0 |
| Ships | 3·1 | 2·9 | 2·9 | 1·9 | 1·0 | 1·1 | 2·0 |
| Inland Waterways | −0·3 | −0·3 | −0·3 | −0·2 | −0·1 | −0·2 | −0·3 |
| Docks, Harbours and Wharves | −0·8 | −0·1 | 0·8 | 2·4 | 2·5 | 2·6 | 3·0 |
| Hotels and Catering. | −0·2 | −0·6 | −0·3 | −0·1 | −0·5 | −0·1 | −0·5 |
| Letting of Land and Buildings not in operational use | 2·1 | 2·3 | 2·2 | 2·2 | 2·4 | 2·8 | 3·2 |
| Total | 25·7 | 35·2 | 46·0 | 52·9 | 55·7 | 40·4 | 24·2 |
| INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES (including travel and tourism companies) | 0·7 | 0·8 | 0·7 | 0·3 | 0·5 | 0·9 | 0·8 |
| INCOME FROM NON-CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS | 1·7 | 1·6 | 1·4 | 1·4 | 1·4 | 1·5 | 1·6 |
| CENTRAL AND OTHER CHARGES(NET) | 48·9 | 51·7 | 48·0 | 50·1 | 53·4 | 54·7 | 57·2 |
| BALANCE FOR YEAR | −20·8 | −14·1 | 0·1 | 4·5 | 4·2 | −11·9 | −30·6 |
| On Capital Account Loans by Minister | On Revenue Account Grants by Minister | ||
| £m. | £m. | ||
| 1963 | … | — | 106 |
| 1964 | … | 15 | 114 |
| 1965 | … | 35 | 132 |
| 1966 (to 27th May) | … | — | 61 |