Written question asked by Lord Bradley (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2011.

Transport: Public Subsidy

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the amount of public subsidy to (1) the bus industry, and (2) the rail industry, in the past ten years.

Answer: Figures showing government support for the bus industry can be found on the Department for Transport's website, Table BUS0502a at: http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/tables/bus0502.xls. Figures for government support for the rail industry can be found in the annual National Rail trends publication, Table 6.2a, at: http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/nrt-yearbook-2010-11.pdf. Copies of the relevant tables have been placed in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 13750; 733 c152-3WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2011-1979
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects: Bus services Railways Subsidies
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk