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Dept for Transport

Answer

Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Ring and Ride scheme; and how much central Government funding has been allocated (a) this year and (b) next year for the scheme. [206035] Charlotte Atkins: [holding answer 20 December 2004]: There are two Ring and Ride schemes operating in the Totnes area. In both cases they are funded through a partnership involving the County council, the relevant District council and a local community transport group. The total funding from the partners for 2004-05 is in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ Totnes and Dartmouth Ring and Ride 29,335 West Teignbridge Ring and Ride 24,915 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. This does not include revenue received from fares paid by passengers using the services. Decisions have yet to be made by the partners on funding for 2005-06. The only funding available from this Department for the schemes is Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) which reimburses part of the fuel duty paid by the operator. Payments of BSOG are claimed in arrears on a six-monthly or annual basis. So far this financial year the Totnes and Dartmouth scheme has received £877.82p for the six months beginning 1 April. We have not yet received a claim from the West Teignbridge scheme for this year. Payments for 2005-06 will depend on the amount of fuel used on eligible journeys.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

206035; 428 c1657W;428 c1654-5W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Bus services Community transport Finance Totnes

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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