HC Deb 25 March 2002 vol 382 cc744-5W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of(a) how many insurance companies offer fleet insurance for bus fleets in the UK and (b) what level of competition this represents; and whether buses will be able to operate without fleet insurance in the event of the remaining insurance for bus fleets being withdrawn. [45122]

Ruth Kelly

Further to my answer on 25 February 2002,Official Report, columns 830–31W, we have a long standing agreement with the insurance industry that cover will always be provided for anyone legally entitled to drive.