§ Mr. TrotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which local authority and bus company have been selected for the low floor demonstration project outside London.
§ Mr. FreemanWe have selected a route in North. Shields and Whitley Bay run by Go Ahead Northern Coastline. I am delighted that we have been able to find the resources to enable Tyne and Wear passenger transport executive to fund this project. The route carries a significant number of elderly and disabled people who will particularly benefit from the introduction of new low floor buses. But such
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Name of appointee Body to which appointed and remuneration Period of the appointment Mr. D. E. Rayner1 British Railways Board £69,550 pa 1 November 1992 to 31 October 1995 Mr. M. W. Betts Traffic Commissioner, Scottish Traffic Area £42,724 pa 9 November 1992 to 3 March 2003 Captain M. Willett Civil Aviation Authority £69,300 pa 14 November 1992 to 13 November 1996 Mr. R. B. Horton British Railways Board £120,000 pa 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Miss K. Kantor1 British Railways Board £7,160 pa 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Mr. A. J. Norman British Railways Board £7,160 pa 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Miss J. A. Page British Railways Board £7,160 pa 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Mr. D. B. Pearl1 Medway Ports Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Sir Brian Shaw Port of London Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1994 Mr. I. F. Halliday1 Port of London Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Ms. P. Hawkes Shoreham Port Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Mr. J. M. Buttmer1 Shoreham Port Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Mr. G. R. Green1 Shoreham Port Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Mr. J. E. White1 Shoreham Port Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 Mr. B. J. Wilson1 Shoreham Port Authority 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1995 vehicles will also benefit other passengers who find the entrance steps and narrow gangways of conventional buses difficult to negotiate. We will monitor the scheme and make the results available to other bus operators and local authorities.