HC Deb 31 October 1994 vol 248 cc963-4W
Mr. Austin-Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the previously publicly owned transport undertakings which are now owned or controlled by Stagecoach or its associated companies.

Mr. Norris

The companies are as listed.Bluebird Buses Ltd. - Aberdeen Busways Travel services Ltd. - Newcastle upon Tyne Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Co. Ltd. Cumberland Motor Services Ltd. - Whitehaven East Kent Road Car Co. Ltd. - Canterbury East London Bus & Coach Co. Ltd. - Ilford East Midland Motor Services Ltd. - Chesterfield Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. - Kirkcaldy Grimsby-Cleethorpes Transport Co. Ltd. Mainline Group Ltd. - Sheffield (20 per cent. shareholding) Midland Red (South) Ltd. - Rugby Red and White Services Ltd. - Chepstow (formerly National Welsh Omnibus Services Ltd.)including The Valleys Bus Co. Ltd. - Pengam Eastern Valley Bus Co. Ltd. - Abergavenny Western Valleys Bus Co. Ltd. - Brynmawr Aberdare Bus Co. Ltd. Ribble Buses Ltd. - Preston South Coast Buses Ltd. - Lewes (formerly Southdown Motor Services Ltd/Hastings & District Transport Ltd.) South East London and Kent Bus Co. Ltd. - London SE Stagecoach (South) Ltd. (formerly Hampshire Bus Co. Ltd.) Sussex Coastline Buses Ltd. - Chichester/Worthing (formerly Southdown Motor Services Ltd.) United Counties Omnibus Ltd. - Northampton Western Scottish Buses Ltd. - Kirmarnock

Mr. Austin-Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the practice of rear-view mirror scheduling by bus companies.

Mr. Norris

Bus operators are required to register their services 42 days in advance with the appropriate traffic commissioner. The commissioner can act if operators do

Work record - falsification
Year Number of proceedings Number of findings of guilt Number of sentences of immediate imprisonment Average fine £
1980 * 652 0 *
1981 * 485 0 *
1982 * 352 0 *
1983 682 541 0 *
1984 1,554 644 0 *
1985 1,070 858 0 *
1986 1,517 1,140 5 *
1987 1,071 782 3 *
1988 1,530 865 3 *
1989 1,403 921 0 119

not run their services in accordance with their registered timetable.

Mr. Austin-Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about the bus company Stagecoach.

Mr. Norris

I receive correspondence about a variety of bus operators, including Stagecoach.