§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the deregulation of Merseyside public transport;and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NorrisThe Transport Research laboratory has carried out a number of studies on our behalf into the effects of bus deregulation both nationally and locally including one on Merseyside in 1989. I am kept aware of the current situation in Merseyside through visits and meetings both with the Passenger Transport Authority and the Passenger Transport Executive.