§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many quality partnerships for delivery of bus services are currently in place; and what plans he has to put such partnerships on a statutory basis. [77175]
§ Dr. ReidI am aware of over 30 quality partnerships in existence, and more in prospect. We announced in the Transport White Paper our intention to provide statutory backing for quality partnerships and will be publishing further details shortly.