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Subsidies

Volume 205: debated on Wednesday 4 March 1992

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the total of capital investment in (a) London Underground, (b) London Buses, (c) Network SouthEast and (d) British Rail in each year from 1980–81 to 1994–95 (estimated), showing the financing sources for such subsidy in each year.

[holding answer 28 February 1992]: Investment by London Underground is funded by a combination of Government grant and internal resources such as property receipts and contributions from third parties. Grant is not paid separately in respect of London Transport's subsidiaries. It is not possible to apportion particular sources of finance for British Rail and Network SouthEast between investment and other expenditure. Details of overall funding are given in the "Department of Transport Annual Report 1992".Table 1 shows London Transport investment broken down by London Underground, London Buses and other together with the amounts of Government grant and other funding. Table 2 shows British Rail and Network SouthEast investment levels.

1985–86

1986–87

1987–88

1988–89

1989–90

Investment

London Underground Limited179219259234328
London Buses Limited5346242830
Other148437382115

Funding

Grant262293234192255
Internal resources1715123162218

1 Includes investment by the DLR, LT Trading, LT Property and LT Central Services.

1990–91

1991–92

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

Investment

London Underground Limited459

2353

Total for London Transport £3·5 billion3
London Buses Limited28

236

Other1147170

Funding

Grant451

2503

41,082

41,202

4999

Internal resources18356

1 Includes investment by the DLR, LT Trading, LT Property and LT Central Services.

2 Forecast outturn.

3 Estimated.

4 EFLs announced in 1991 Autumn Statement.

British Rail and NSE investment 1990–91 prices (£ million)

BR

NSE

1980566n/a
1981

2464

n/a
1982381179
1983378169

11984–85

399157
1985–86542151
1986–87559171
1987–88672285
1988–89682356
1989–90776387
1990–91834302
1991–92

3950

n/a
1992–93

41,301

n/a
1993–94n/an/a
1994–95n/an/a

1 1984–85 was a 15 month period. The figure for investment is a 12 month equivalent.

2 Figures for 1981 to 1990–91 are for rail investment.

3 DTp estimate.

4 Ceiling—source: Department of Transport Report 1992.