HC Deb 13 July 2000 vol 353 c626W
Mr. Russell Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what measures he proposes to introduce to assist motorists in rural areas with fuel costs. [130406]

Mr. Hill

The Government recognise that transport provision is particularly important to people in rural areas because jobs and services are more widely dispersed than in urban areas. In the 10-Year Plan for transport, we are developing a package of measures to improve transport provision in rural areas and we shall be developing our ideas further in the forthcoming Rural White Paper.