Member

Amendment 31 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, recognises that it is important that local transport authorities know how much funding from central government is available to them. That is why funding allocations are already a matter of public record, as is the allocation methodology. In fact, the noble Lord asked me a Question in the Chamber, to which I responded, about the allocation methodology of funding awards that had recently been allocated. I have already referred, in responding to Amendment 4, to the intention of the department, subject to the spending review, to look at a longer funding period.