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Mr. Geoffrey Johnson Smith
asked the Minister of Transport what is the level of Government subsidy to British Rail in each of the years since 1970; and what is the percentage decrease in the subsidy for the year 1980–81.
Mr. Fowler
Grants paid by central Government to the British Railways Board for the operation of the railways were as follows:
| £ million at outturn prices | |
| 1970 | 73·8 |
| 1971 | 71·7 |
| 1972 | 96·9 |
| 1973 | 135·6 |
| 1974 | 294·9 |
| 1975 | 370·7 |
| 1976 | 336·4 |
| 1977 | 344·1 |
| 1978 | 401·6 |
| 1979 | 480·0 (provisional) |