§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on changes in bus reliability, quality and passenger satisfaction since 1997. [116072]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Department has been publishing a quarterly statistical Bulletin on Bus Quality Indicators since 2000. The Bulletin monitors progress in meeting commitments made at the Bus Summit in November 1999, where the Deputy Prime Minister and bus industry representatives agreed a number of quality targets to be met by bus operators. The publication is available on the Department"s web site at: http: //www.transtat.dft.gov.uk/qbullets/qbus.htm. It is also held in the Library.