§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish his Department's evaluation of the Bristol scheme for allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes. [34248]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe Transport Research Laboratory undertook a short video survey of the Bristol scheme for the then Department of Transport in 1996. This was of course early in the life of the project. The report of this survey was not published at the time, but I have now asked the Laboratory to make it available. A copy will be placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will undertake a fully monitored experiment to assess the advantages of allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes. [34247]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonIf a local traffic authority were to come forward with a proposal for such an experiment, my Department would be interested in assisting with the monitoring.