§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many services registered under the Transport Act 1985 and which were due to come into operation on 26 or 27 October did not in fact operate.
§ Mr. AncramThis information is not available. However the Traffic Commissioner has powers under the Transport Act 1985, where a case is brought to his attention, to penalise any operator who fails to operate a service that has been registered.