HC Deb 13 December 1988 vol 143 c517W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list of bus garages closed by London Regional Transport since 1984, including vehicle capacity, numbers of employees, employees made redundant, and present use of the site and buildings.

Mr. Portillo

These are matters for London Regional Transport and its subsidiary London Buses Limited. It is for them to decide what garages are needed to support their operational requirements.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list of routes put out to competitive tender by London Regional Transport since 1984, showing the companies which won the contracts.

Mr. Portillo

Tendering of bus routes in London is a matter for London Regional Transport.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will seek to introduce greater openness into London Regional Transport's system of awarding contracts, whether for routes or services.

Mr. Portillo

London Regional Transport has a statutory duty to invite tenders for such of its activities as it determines to be appropriate, and to accept any tender which would result in those activities being carried out satisfactorily and at less cost. Subject to that, the award of contracts is a matter for LRT.