§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to review safety practices for school transport.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsIt is the responsibility of school authorities to satisfy themselves that the school transport operatives with whom they contract maintain and operate348W
Quarter and project Grant paid £ July—September 1992 Cross Street, Treharris 10,000 Tredegar Town Centre 105,887 Quay West, Swansea 57,361 Wenallt Park, Treharris 19,250 October—December 1992 Tredegar Town Centre 62,546 Old Bus Station, Merthyr Tydfil 58,608 Quay West, Swansea 80,176 Warwill's Foundry, Abertillery 112,805 Cardiff Road, Aberaman 56,015 January—March 1993 Clase Road, Morriston 159,695 Old Bus Station, Merthyr Tydfil 23,573 Cardiff Road, Aberaman 82,739 Cromwell Service Station, Newport 169,286 King Street, Mold 56,828 Tredegar Town Centre 48,432 Gelliwastad Grove, Pontypridd 68,365 Quay West, Swansea 89,267 Warwill's Foundry, Abertillery 37,195 Blaenant Business Park 25,000 Brynteg Chapel, Abertillery 1,837 Letchworth Road, Ebbw Vale 18,000 Harold Wilson Industrial Estate, Caerphilly 90,924 Wenallt Park, Treharris 11,550 their vehicles safely. Nevertheless, the Government are concerned to improve the safety of children travelling on school transport and continually seeks ways to ensure their safety. In particular, regulations are to be introduced shortly to require certain buses, carrying children to and from school, to display a distinctive warning sign. In addition, the Government are pressing the European Community to require seat belts to be fitted to all seats on new coaches and minibuses.