§ Mr. EdwardsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will meet representatives of Stagecoach to discuss the withdrawal of rural bus services. [129645]
§ Mr. HillI meet various representatives of the bus industry from time to time, to discuss a range of relevant issues, which can include rural services.
Decisions on withdrawal of individual local services are matters for the bus operator concerned and for the relevant local authority, which has the power to provide subsidy for socially necessary services which would otherwise not be provided.