§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the membership of the bus working group; who attended its last meeting; and which organisations they represent. [17139]
§ Mr. NorrisUnder my chairmanship, the bus working group comprises representatives form the Confederation of Passenger Transport, the Joint Local Authority Associations and the National Federation of Bus Users. Officials from the Department of Transport and the Scottish and Welsh Offices also attend. In addition to me and officials, the following attended the most recent meeting of the group, held on 20 November:
- Local authority representatives
- Councillor M. Dowd—Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- Councillor M. Ingram—Public Transport Consortium of Non Metropolitan Counties
- Councillor M. Nash—Association of County Councils
- Councillor B. White—Association of District Councils
- Mr. B. Dobbs—Association of County Councils
- Mr. J. Carr—Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- Mr. G. Ball—Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- Mr. R. Bristow—Association of County Councils
- Mr. V. Christie—Association of District Councils
- Mr. W. Tyson—Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- Mr. S. Lockley—Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
- Mr. A. Elmer—Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- Confederation of Passenger Transport
- Mrs. V. Palmer
- Mr. E Hesketh
562 - Mr. T. Smallwood
- Mr. D. Flower
- National Federation of Bus Users
- Dr. C. Cahm
- Mr. J. Cartledge