LT subsidy rejected
Page 12
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
A LABOUR Party attempt to amend the law so that the Greater London Council and London Transport would have the powers they thought they had before the Law Lords judgment was rejected last week by the House of Lords.
Lord Bellwin, Under Secretary for the Environment, said that it was not the right way to tackle the problems of public transport in London.
The policy of the present GLC would have cost an extra £250 million this year, said Lord Bellwin. There had been no attempt to see how the money could be used to improve efficiency.
Lord Bellwin pointed out that officials of the Department of Transport and the GLC were undertaking a joint exercise to work out options for LT's budget for 1983 and to see what levels of service could be provided and how much subsidy would be required.
It would then be possible to consider whether the degree of subsidy required would be legitimate, and, if not, what changes in the law would be required.