Bus Services: Bedfordshire

Andrew Selous
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made on the proposed Translink guided busway between Dunstable and Luton.

Gillian Merron
The Translink scheme was granted provisional approval in December 2003. Following a public inquiry, an order under the Transport and Works Act 1968 was issued on 2 November 2006 granting Luton powers they would need to commence construction of the scheme. It is now for Luton to prepare a revised business case for the Department to consider before deciding whether to grant funding approval to begin procurement.