Explanatory Memorandum from the Department
of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (EST 98A)
PART II—COMMENTARY ON THE SUPPLY ESTIMATES
CLASS VI, VOTE 10: PASSENGER
RAIL SERVICES
More details can be found in the Annual Report
1998: chapter 18 and Tables A7, A12, A13, A14 and A15.
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| £000 |
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| Final net provision 1996-97 | 1,852,997
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| Provision sought 1998-99 | 1,254,899
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| Change | -598,098 |
| Change (Per cent) | -32 Per cent
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| Final net provision 1997-98 | 1,516,385
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| Provision sought 1998-99 | 1,254,899
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| Change | 261,486 |
| Change (Per cent) | -17 Per cent
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There has been a reduction in provision since 1996-97 as
the sale of the franchises has been more successful than was originally
anticipated. In addition, provision that had originally been made
to OPRAF to cover the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
(PTE) has been returned to Central DETR (Vote 3: Transport industries)
following their decision to resume support for local rail services
with effect from 1 April 1997.
In 1997-98 the cash limit was reduced by £76,692 million
to reflect the transfer of Greater Manchester PTE funding to Class
V, Vote 3 (Transport industries). This left a final cash limit
of £1,439,693 million for 1997-98. This compares to the £1,254.899
million provision sought in 1998-99 and represents a reduction
of £184,794 million (13 per cent) which is attributable to
the reduction in support payments to franchise operators.
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