HC Deb 17 January 1989 vol 145 cc122-3W
Mr. Adley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each year since the passing of the Transport Act 1968 the number of rail services which have been withdrawn and for which a substitute bus service has been provided; whether the bus service is still in existence in each case; and, if not, why it was terminated.

Mr. Portillo

I regret that this information is not available. Unlike substitute bus services provided under the Transport Act 1985, earlier replacement bus services did not require ministerial consent before they were withdrawn. No substitute bus services have yet been provided under the new provisions of the 1985 Act.