Bus Services: Yorkshire Jon Trickett To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which bus companies his Department subsidises in Yorkshire; and how much funding it provided to each such company in each of the last 10 years. Mr. Khan The Government subsidise bus services in England through the Department’s bus service operators grant (BSOG) which is paid to operators of local bus services. The following table shows BSOG payments made to bus operators in Yorkshire in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Data are not available for years prior to 2008-09. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Operator |2008-09 |2009-10 |Grand total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Abbey Travel |8,645 |14,918 |23,563 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Acklams Coaches Ltd. |16,223 |49,292 |65,515 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Andrews (Sheffield) Ltd. |1,094,361 |823,279 |1,917,640 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Arriva Yorkshire Ltd. |2,307,938 |1,873,074 |4,181,012 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Arriva Yorkshire North Ltd. |564,823 |452,286 |1,017,109 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Arriva Yorkshire West Ltd. |2,042,380 |1,551,754 |3,594,134 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |As Coaches |3,317 |2,884 |6,201 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Atkinson’s Coaches |2,345 |2,343 |4,688 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Aydons Travel Services |— |996 |996 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |B. L. Travel |55,300 |51,193 |106,493 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |B. Line Travel Ltd. |22,951 |— |22,951 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Barnsley and District Traction Co. Ltd. |180,517 |119,566 |300,083 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bibby’s of Ingleton |2,599 |2,020 |4,618 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Botterills |915 |549 |1,464 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Brecks International |3,988 |2,640 |6,628 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Castle Coaches (Skipton) |5,044 |3,506 |8,550 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Central Travel Sheffield Ltd. |9,799 |18,462 |28,261 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |City Travel Yorkshire Ltd. |13,245 |26,330 |39,575 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Coastal and Country Coaches Ltd. |24,832 |19,787 |44,619 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Darren Mayes T/A M. Travel |67,598 |56,690 |124,288 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Denny’s Coaches |24,171 |1,220 |25,392 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dewhirst Coaches |1,206 |— |1,206 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Door to Door Bus Co. |5,516 |— |5,516 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |E. Stott and Sons Ltd. |94,721 |60,174 |154,896 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Yorks Motor Services Ltd. |2,563,648 |2,057,546 |4,621,194 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Eddie Brown Tours Ltd. |38 |— |38 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Esk Valley Coaches Ltd. |— |20 |20 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Expressway Coaches Ltd. |38,801 |16,766 |55,567 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fair Rider |57,757 |— |57,757 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |First Halifax |2,027,006 |1,448,793 |3,475,798 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |First Huddersfield |1,392,889 |1,079,992 |2,472,881 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |First Leeds |6,708,944 |5,012,644 |11,721,588 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |First South Yorkshire Ltd. |8,479,453 |6,457,669 |14,937,122 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |First West Yorkshire Ltd. |2,990,381 |1,868,643 |4,859,024 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |First York (Rider York) Ltd. |1,616,168 |1,043,766 |2,659,934 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Frank Poppleton and Co. |27,511 |16,128 |43,639 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |G. and R. Travel |— |476 |476 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |G Abbott and Sons |121,246 |163,095 |284,341 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Geldards Coaches Ltd. |42,054 |48,681 |90,735 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Godson’s Coaches |3,594 |6,986 |10,580 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |H. Atkinson and Sons (Ingleby) Ltd. |1,497 |1,142 |2,639 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Halifax Bus Co. Ltd. |81,295 |86,612 |167,907 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Halifax Joint Committee |155,031 |114,088 |269,119 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harrogate and District Travel Ltd. |979,919 |748,601 |1,728,521 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harrogate Coach Travel |131,226 |116,204 |247,430 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harrogate District Community Transport Ltd.|36,378 |24,635 |61,012 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hodgson and Son |— |12,358 |12,358 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Horseless Carriage Services |38,233 |29,099 |67,331 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hutchinsons |103,195 |53,188 |156,383 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |J. J. Longstaff and Sons Ltd. |16,391 |7,084 |23,475 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |J. Motley and Son |2,165 |1,697 |3,862 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |J. S. Perry and Sons |7,366 |— |7,366 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Jacksons of Silsden 1988 Ltd. |14,274 |8,408 |22,681 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |John Rigby Travel |2,646 |2,748 |5,394 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |John Smith and Sons Ltd. |53,608 |36,902 |90,510 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |JRT |4,505 |4,184 |8,689 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Keighley and District Travel Ltd. |899,593 |622,817 |1,522,410 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltd. |54,111 |49,681 |103,792 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ladyline Services |8,927 |3,845 |12,772 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leven Valley Coaches |101,241 |67,553 |168,794 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Linburg Touring Ltd. |25,656 |32,075 |57,731 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Loonat Coaches Travel Ltd. |8,477 |3,423 |11,900 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lords Coaches |12,293 |7,637 |19,931 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |M. and D. Mini Coach Hire |3,525 |— |3,525 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manor Travel |9,771 |— |9,771 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Morse Coaches |1,350 |1,798 |3,148 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mount Taxis |8,409 |6,504 |14,913 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northern Spirit Minicoaches |178 |— |178 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Pearsons Coaches |3,011 |8,102 |11,113 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Pennine Motor Services Ltd. |80,139 |67,330 |147,470 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Pioneer Travel |2,213 |— |2,213 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Powells Bus Co. Ltd. |151,779 |133,298 |285,077 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Procters of Bedale |201,517 |149,292 |350,809 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |R. Drury Coaches |5,992 |3,195 |9,187 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |R. Handley and Sons Ltd. |6,128 |3,545 |9,673 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rackford Coaches |40 |1,348 |1,388 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rainbow Travel |2,373 |1,584 |3,958 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Reliance Motor Services |62,061 |59,752 |121,813 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Roaminey Travel |298 |— |298 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ross Travel |47,449 |40,334 |87,783 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Route 1 Travel Ltd. |— |8,525 |8,525 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sheffield Community Transport |263,345 |137,669 |401,014 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Shoreline Suncruisers |28,069 |23,858 |51,926 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire Motors |34,487 |— |34,487 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire Rider Ltd. |6,238 |30,614 |36,851 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Star Travel Holidays Ltd. |39,585 |18,706 |58,290 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Stephensons of Easingwold Ltd. |291,389 |233,532 |524,921 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Stringers Pontefract Motorways |15,430 |15,480 |30,910 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sunny Travel |25,819 |10,553 |36,371 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sweyne Coaches and Co |34,482 |25,334 |59,816 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |T. D. Travel |17,309 |20,046 |37,354 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Tates Travel |18,347 |49,788 |68,135 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Teamdeck Ltd. T/A K-Line |207,427 |146,230 |353,657 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Tetley’s Motor Services Ltd. |1,732 |2,011 |3,744 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Thornes Independent Ltd. |16,149 |7,499 |23,648 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TLC Travel Ltd. |25,657 |43,726 |69,383 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Top Line Travel of York Ltd. |25,183 |— |25,183 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Transdev York |85,698 |123,445 |209,143 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Travel Master |— |8,251 |8,251 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Utopia Coaches |13,130 |10,513 |23,643 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Veolia Transport |276,295 |14,139 |290,435 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Ltd. |173,406 |142,601 |316,007 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Woodside Continental Tours |8,111 |10,003 |18,114 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |York Pullman Bus Co. |29,025 |66,844 |95,869 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire Coastliner Ltd. |483,081 |362,801 |845,882 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd. |2,313,959 |1,488,989 |3,802,948 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Grand total |40,379,539|29,865,385|70,244,924 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------