§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Transport what changes in Sunday bus services he now expects as a result of service tendering pursuant to the Transport Act 1985.
§ Mr. David MitchellI understand that the level of Sunday bus services has been broadly maintained, although there are some variations (including improvements) from one part of the country to the other. There have been reductions on some of the least used services where subsidy represented particularly poor value for ratepayers' money, and gave particularly little benefit to travellers; it is one of the advantages of the Transport Act 1985 that it has enabled many local authorities to examine more closely the allocation of bus service subsidies, and to secure maximum value for money.