§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Transport if she will refer to the National Board for Prices and Incomes the scale of bus charges made by the Midland Red Bus Company in the Wem district of Shropshire.
§ Mrs. CastleNo, for the reasons given in reply to the hon. Member for Dorset, South (Mr. Evlyn King) on 11th May.—[Vol. 746, c.272.]
Traffic Area Numbers of Examiners (a) Costs (b) Receipts (b) Numbers of candidates awaiting testing (c) £'000 £'000 Northern … … … … 79 146 113 12,500 Yorkshire … … … … 122 226 170 14,400 North Western … … … … 195 359 282 28,500 West Midland … … … … 140 268 213 26,300 East Midland … … … … 131 249 194 19,400 Eastern … … … … 90 167 124 12,400 South Wales … … … … 64 115 86 8,000 Western … … … … 109 211 157 14,600 South Eastern … … … … 123 237 187 22,400 Metropolitan … … … … 381 732 547 84,500 Scottish … … … … 120 222 169 20,600 TOTAL … … … … 1,554 2,932 2,242 263,600 Notes: (a) In post at 1st July, 1967. (b) Figures for 1966–67. (c) At 1st July, 1967. Test fees do not at present cover the cost of the test, and are currently under review. Statistics are not maintained of the numbers of candidates passing the test at first and second attempts, but I will write to my hon. Friend when the results of a recent sample survey are available.