§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Transport if he will introduce legislation to provide that bus companies in Scotland shall ensure their timetables are adjusted, or additional services provided, to take account of changes in school hours as a result of the introduction of British Standard Time.
Financial Year Highway Authority 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 East Sussex County Council 12,056 20,467 8,066 35,225 25,839 Kent County Council 145,000 543,454 2,011,918 1,117,886 2,123,325 Hastings County Borough Council — — — — 1,420 Grand Total 157,056 563,921 2,019,984 1,153,111 2,150,584 The schemes on which the money was spent were authorised by the highway authority concerned and approved by my Ministry before grants were made towards their cost. Expenditure included the following schemes in addition to the Sevenoaks By-pass:
East Sussex County Council Paygate, junction with A229 £36,000 (1963–64) John's Cross £26,105 Robertsbridge, Silver Hill improvement. £35,244 (1963–64 to 1965–66)
Kent County Council Riverhead, junction with A25 £58,000 (1963–64 to 1965–66) County boundary to south of Lamberhurst. £162,016 (1963–64 to 1964–65) Pembury Hospital £74,617 (1967–68)
Hastings County Borough Council Sedlescombe Road North, bus lay-bys. £1,420 (1967–68)
§ Sir N. Cooper-Keyasked the Minister of Transport what plans he has for the
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§ Mr. Marsh:No. The timetables for licensed bus services are controlled by the independent Traffic Commissioners who will consider any requests made to them for alterations.