Further to the Minister for Transport and the Environment's statement on transport expenditure on 28 September 2000, whether it will list t…

It is for local authorities and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority to decide how much to allocate to particular services from their Rural Transport Fund Grant. The latest information received from authorities on the number of new and improved rural services (including services continued from 1998-99) which were supported in 1999-2000 in each local authority area is set out in the table below. It is entirely a matter for the authorities concerned to monitor each of the services which have been introduced since 1998-99 and make any changes they consider necessary.Research has been commissioned to evaluate the Rural Transport Fund and this is due to report shortly.Authority | No. of rural services supported by RTF Grant in 1999-2000
Aberdeenshire | 29
Angus | 15
Argyll & Bute (outwith SPT area) | 27
Clackmannanshire | 4
Dumfries & Galloway | 41
East Ayrshire (outwith SPT area) | 1
East Lothian | 5
Eilean Siar | 42
Falkirk | 1
Fife | 9
Highland | 70
Midlothian | 3
Moray | 13
North Ayrshire (outwith SPT area) | 1
Orkney Islands | 11
Perth and Kinross | 25
Scottish Borders | 19
Shetland Islands | 32
South Ayrshire (outwith SPT area) | 4
South Lanarkshire (outwith SPT area) | 2