§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the costs arising from his decision to allow Strathclyde council to end the dispensation allowing three children to share a two-seater seat in respect of school buses and coaches; and what were the costs of the other safety measures affecting school transport recently introduced by Strathclyde regional council.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe decision by Strathclyde regional council in March 1994 to end the three for two rule on vehicles used for the transportation of school children in their area and to introduce a number of other measures was entirely a matter for the regional council. In figures provided to the Scottish Office, the council has estimated that the cost arising from such measures in 1994–95 is £1.72 million.