§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many bus operators and how many miles of bus route there were in 1989; and what the figure was in 1985.
§ Mr. PortilloThese data are not available. However, local bus mileage outside London increased by 18 per cent. between 1985–86 and 1988–89, with 84 per cent. of the 1988–89 mileage being operated on a commercial basis.