§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many buses have been registered to operate in England and Wales in each of the past seven years. [21947]
§ Ms KeebleThe information is available for the years 1997–98 to 2000–01:
Total number of buses1 registered to operate in England and Wales Number 1997–98 49,400 1998–99 51,200 1999–2000 51,200 2000–01 51,600 1 Having nine or more seats Source:
DTLR survey of PSV operators
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many different bus routes there were in England and Wales in(a) 1997 and (b) 2001. [21946]
§ Ms KeebleThis information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the figures for total vehicle kilometres operated by local bus services in England and Wales during the period are as follows.
Million kilometres 1996–97 2,270 1997–98 2,259 1998–99 2,284 1999–2000 2,247 2000–01 2,269
§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many bus routes in Cornwall have benefited from Government funding in the last 12 months. [21757]
§ Ms KeebleMonitoring information supplied by Cornwall county council shows that a total of 99 routes were supported by them using rural bus subsidy grant in 2000–01. In addition, the council receives revenue support grant to assist in meeting its expenditure needs, including the provision of other subsidised bus services.
Rural Bus Challenge funding was provided in 2000–01 for the Helston-Redruth Branchline Bus Service and the Gorran and District Ring-and-Ride projects. Another project to improve a number of services in the Bodmin Moor area was also approved in the 2000 challenge competition.