§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state for 1980, 1981 and 1982 to date the number of applications for licences received, and the number approved, from French coach companies for the purpose of coming to Britain in order to pick up and deposit United Kingdom persons visiting France on holiday or on educational visits.
§ Mr. EyreThe information is as follows:
Applied for Approved 1980 Shuttle services* 4 3 Occasional services† 0 0 1981 Shuttle services 5 4 Occasional services 1 1 1982 (to date) Shuttle services 3 3 Occasional services 0 0 * Shuttle services are those whereby, by means of repeated outward and return journeys, previously formed groups of passengers are carried from a single place of departure to a single destination and back. † Occasional services are those which are neither regular nor shuttle.