§ 28. Mr. David Huntasked the Secretary of State for Transport what further plans he has for legislation to improve rural transport.
§ 33. Mr. John Farrasked the Secretary of State for Transport what further plans he has for legislation to improve rural transport.
§ Mr. HoramI would refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Mid-Oxfordshire (Mr. Hurd). In addition, the new framework of public transport plans, with the increased provision for rural services that has already been announced, will allow operators and local authorities to plan services with greater confidence.
§ 57. Mr. Kimballasked the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has had about the need to improve rural transport.
§ Mr. HoramWe received many such representations in response to the transport policy consultation document, and took all of them carefully into account in preparing the recent White Paper.