HC Deb 15 January 1990 vol 165 c39W
28. Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the reduction in the Riverbus service on the Thames and on the levels of Government subsidy offered for this service.

Mr. Portillo

The Government have made a grant of £500,000 available to the consortium responsible for the riverbus service. The revisions to the service, which come into operation today, are intended, in the light of operating experience, to tailor the service more closely to demand. I am pleased that the plans are for a fast, frequent and reliable riverbus service on the River Thames.