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Bus Services: Middlesbrough

Answer

Bus operators running local registered bus services in the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency have been eligible to claim Bus Service Operators Grant from May 2005 to April 2010. Data relating to the amount claimed by operators in this constituency and paid by the Department are not available.The Department for Transport is providing £37.5 million for the Tees Valley Bus Network—a series of bus infrastructure improvements across the five Tees Valley authorities. Data relating to spend at a constituency level are not available.Middlesbrough council can run subsidised tendered local bus services where commercial routes are not viable. From 2005-06 to 2010-11, the Department for Transport paid Rural Bus Subsidy Grant (RBSG) to Middlesbrough council for the provision of additional local bus services to rural communities. Allocations at a constituency level are not available, however RBSG allocations to Middlesbrough council were as follows:"2005-06: £18,437""2006-07: £18,889""2007-08: £19,341""2008-09: £19,828""2009-10: £20,350""2010-11: £20,872."In line with the Government's drive to simplify local funding RBSG payments ended in 2010-11, with the funding transferred and included in the main Local Government Formula Grant administered by the Department for Communities and Local Government. As Formula Grant is an un-hypothecated block grant it is not possible to say how much Middlesbrough council receives or spends on a particular service, for example local tendered bus services.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

56721; 529 c590W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Bus services Middlesbrough

Link

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