HC Deb 23 November 2001 vol 375 cc498-9W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he has received a letter from Mark Fowler, Managing Director of Nottingham City Transport, of 8 November; and if he will make a statement on how competition legislation affects the ability to cross-subsidise bus services. [16953]

Ms Keeble

My right hon. Friend the Minister for Transport has received a letter dated 8 November from the Managing Director of Nottingham City Transport.

The requirements of competition legislation in relation to the cross-subsidy of bus services is a matter for the Director General of Fair Trading.