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Transport: Lancashire

Volume 472: debated on Thursday 6 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much Government funding has been provided to Lancashire county council in 2007-08 to provide rural public transport. (192547)

Most Government funding support for Lancashire county council for transport, including tendered bus services, is provided within the revenue support grant, administered by CLG. The revenue support grant is not service-specific and it is for the county council to decide on its use.

In addition the Department provided specific grants for Lancashire county council in 2007-08 for:

£

(a) rural bus subsidy

1,349,677

(b) rural bus challenge

156,778

(c) ‘Kickstart’ (for bus services)

162,610

It has also allocated Lancashire capital funding of £11.961 million for 2007-08 for integrated transport projects. It is for the county council to decide how to invest this funding according to its policies and priorities.