Rural Bus Challenge (Hansard, 2 July 2002)

HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c216W 216W

§ Mrs. May
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the wards served by the projects that are supported by the Rural Bus Challenge; [66566]
(2) when he will announce the results of the latest Rural Bus Challenge. [66565]

§ Mr. Jamieson
The results of the Rural Bus Challenge 2001 competition were announced in January this year, and we anticipate the results of the 2002 competition to be announced early next year.
A list of the projects that have been awarded Rural Bus Challenge funding in each of the four competitions since it was introduced in 1998 is deposited in the Library of the House. A total of £69.8 million has been awarded to 213 schemes.