HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 c789W
Dr. Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what joint assessment he has made with the University of East Anglia on bus routes to the Norfolk and Norwich hospital. [140924]

Mr. Hill

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has made no joint assessment with the University of East Anglia on bus routes to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Public transport access is a matter for Norfolk County Council, as the local transport authority, to discuss with the Hospital Trust and the commercial operators. It is important that solutions to local transport problems are developed locally.

Dr. Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what discussions he has had with the East Anglian Ambulance Service on road transport to the Norfolk and Norwich hospital. [140919]

Mr. Hill

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has had no discussions with the East Anglian Ambulance Service on road transport to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. It is the responsibility of Norfolk County Council, as the local transport authority, to discuss with the East Anglian Ambulance Service the matter of road transport to the hospital.