§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many tour buses are registered to operate in(a) London, (b) Oxford, (c) Cambridge, (d) Bath and (e) Stratford upon Avon; and how many are entitled to a fuel-duty rebate. [113440]
§ Mr. HillLocal bus service registrations outside London do not identify tour buses as a separate category. It is not therefore possible to supply the information requested for items(b) to (e). In London, around 68 London Local Service Licences have been granted by the Traffic Commissioner for excursions and tours.
Fuel Duty Rebate is paid on bus services which are registered with the Traffic Commissioner as a local bus service, and which meet the requirements of the relevant Regulations, designed to ensure that, among other things, they are available to the general public. Fuel Duty Rebate claims do not separately identify tour buses.