HC Deb 23 January 1996 vol 270 c180W
Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what support his Department has given for the greater use of buses in the North-west region. [11039]

Mr. Norris

In the local transport settlement for 1996–97 my Department has allocated £9 million to the Greater Manchester transport package, and a total of £1.05 million to packages in Macclesfield, Northwich, and Preston and South Ribble. All these proposals put emphasis on measures to promote the use of buses. We shall continue to fund these initiatives in future as far as resources allow.