§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take further steps to encourage more use of public transport.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe Government's continuing commitment to public transport is reflected in their support for experimentation and research in this area and in the increase in expenditure on public transport as a proportion of total surface transport expenditure over the next five years forecast in the White Paper on Public Expenditure published last January. At local level the key lies in the policies adopted by local authorities.