§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the annual number of bus journeys by passengers in each year since 1985–86(a) by region and (b) in Great Britain.
§ Mr. FreemanThe number of bus journeys made by passengers in Great Britain in each year since 1985–86 is given in the table. Regional data are not available. Area figures for local bus journeys in London, English metropolitan areas, English shire countries, Scotland and Wales are given in table 2.1 of "Bus and Coach Statistics 1991–92", a copy of which has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
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Bus passenger journeys in Great Britain Million Year Local journeys Non-local journeys All journeys 1985–86 5,641 537 6,178 1986–87 5,341 572 5,913 1987–88 5,292 592 5,884 1988–89 5,215 563 5,778
Year Local journeys Non-local journeys All journeys 1989–90 5,074 594 5,668 1990–91 4,852 619 5,471 1991–92 4,669 1— 1— 1—Passenger journey data for non-local bus services have not been collected since 1990–91. Source: Statistical returns from PSV operators.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many successful applications have been
Number of registrations and variations accepted by traffic area offices Year Metropolitan South East East West South Wales West Midlands North West North East Scotland Total 1986–87 (Breakdown of figures by TAO region not available) New Registrations 2,469 Variations 3,562 1987–88 New Registrations 340 802 1,189 626 280 496 1,656 1,371 652 7,412 Variations 1,153 2,338 3,120 1,610 1,101 1,801 3,694 4,342 3,701 22,860 1988–89 New Registrations 286 548 854 620 384 375 1,321 1,912 719 7,019 Variations 635 1,860 2,340 1,562 1,030 1,345 3,120 3,317 2,566 17,775 1989–90 New Registrations 290 545 1,070 387 360 441 1,699 1,842 971 7,605 Variations 763 1,562 2,649 1,073 754 1,440 2,776 3,773 2,306 17,096 1990–911 New Registrations 329 548 915 354 440 353 1,053 1,468 570 6,030 Variations 638 1,457 2,399 1,024 878 1,213 2,730 3,198 2,197 15,734 1991–921 SEMTA (South East and Metropolitan merged this year) New Registrations 508 788 559 443 805 1,340 1,442 736 6,621 Variations 1,016 1,968 1,681 714 1,567 3,836 3,180 1,764 15,726 1 Figures for 1990–91 and 1991–92 are not directly comparable with earlier years in all cases. Traffic Area Offices were reorganised in 1991, involving some redistribution of work.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what were the grounds for his recent overturning of the traffic commissioner's decision to impose traffic regulation conditions on bus services in Sheffield.
§ Mr. FreemanThe traffic commissioner's decision was not overturned; it was varied. The reasons are set out in full in the decision letter which I will send to the hon. Member.