§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has been notified of the decision of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners in their refusal to give consideration to the anomalies for the bussing of schoolchildren in the Hilcote area of Derbyshire; and if he will approve the use of a transport supplementary grant by the Blackwell Parish Council.
§ Mr. HoramThe Secretary of State has not been notified of this decision, since the traffic commissioners are an independent authority and decisions are normally notified only when an appeal is made. No appeal has been received. Transport supplementary grant can be paid only to county councils and the GLC, and not to parish councils. Parish councils have, of course, a wide discretion to spend the product of up to a 2p rate, and this would extend to the support of bus services.