Written question asked by Graham Stringer (Labour) on Friday, 3 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2012. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 February 2012 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Public Transport: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the funding announced in the autumn statement to limit rail and Transport for London fare increases will be spent on (a) Transport for London services, (b) London and South East rail services, (c) regional rail services and (d) inter-city rail services.

Answer: As part of the autumn statement of 29 November 2011, Official Report, columns 799-810, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that an additional £136 million would be provided, under the GLA Transport Grant, to Transport for London.This was part of the Government funding package which limited the increase to regulated rail and Transport for London fares in January 2012 to the retail prices index plus 1%.Under devolution it is for the Mayor of London to decide transport priorities in London and to allocate his budget (including the grant funding received from the Department) accordingly. Decisions about where to spend this additional money will therefore be for the directly elected Mayor and not the Government.

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