§ Mr. Brian Parkynasked the Minister of Transport how many passenger transport authorities he has authorised so far 189W and what is the size of population covered by each authority.
Mr. Bob Brown:Passenger Transport Authorities have been set up in the following four conurbations: the population figures quoted are based on the Registrar General's estimates at 30th June, 1968:
Population(000's) Merseyside … … … … 1,519 S.E.L.N.E.C. (South East Lancashire/North East Cheshire) … 2,636 Tyneside … … … … 937 West Midlands … … … … 2,764