§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each of the 17 municipally owned bus companies their(a) annual turnover, (b) passenger revenues, (c) pre-tax profit or loss, (d) numbers of staff and (e) numbers of vehicles operated. [86666]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonUnder the Transport Act 1985 the local authority-owned bus companies were set up as Companies Act companies working at arms length from their owners. As the details required by the Companies Acts are lodged at Companies House, my Department does not collect the data requested.