§ Mr. SutcliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assistance he will give to improving school transport and encouraging local authorities to extend the school bus pass system. [56214]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 26 October 1998]: In conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Department of Health, we have set up a School Travel Advisory Group to look at all aspects of home to school transport. This held its inaugural meeting, with a wide range of interested organisations, on 13 October and it will make recommendations in due course.