Community Buses

Mr. Matthew Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list those bus services operated by community buses registered with the Traffic Commissioners by region; and how many of those buses serve rural areas;(2) if he will list the bus services that have been issued with community bus permits in the United Kingdom for 1985, 1986 and 1987;(3) if he will list how many community bus services have been registered each year from 1979 to 1986.

Mr. David Mitchell
The following community bus committees, listed by traffic area, have registered local, mostly rural, bus services. A detailed list of routes is not readily available. No information is readily available for previous years.

North Eastern Gypsy Rider (Burton Fleming area).Wolds.

North Western Barnoldswick and Earby.Clwyd.Langwathby and District.

West Midlands Shipston on Stour.

Eastern Aldborough Village.Central Notts.Coggeshall.Denton and Alburgh.Docking.Gay ton and Tiffleld.Grendon.High Suffolk.Lilbourne.Rushton.Sharrington Village.Soar Valley.Upper Waveney.Wells and District.

South Wales Nil.

Western Brannel.Exe Valley.Exmoor Rotary Club (Dulverton area).Gweek Area.Harbourne.Isle of Wedmore.Lanreath and Pelynt.Lanteglos.Lerryn Area.Lizard.Minety.North Cotswold.St. Kew.St. Breward Area.Tavistock.Thamesdown.Urchfont.Villager (Stow on the Wold, Chipping Norton, Morton in the Marsh area).West Penwith.

South Eastern Bexhill.Broughton and Mottisford.Cuckmere.Downland.Hailsham Town.Harting.Meon Valley.Meopham.Stanford in the Vale.Sutton Bignor and Barlavington.

Metropolitan Nil.

Scottish Broch.Colvend.Deeside.Ettrick and Yarrow.Fyvie.Hatton.Insch.Ordinquhill.Pitmedden.Southdean and Hobkirk.Strathdon.

Mr. Matthew Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many community bus services registered with the Traffic Commissioners claimed the transitional rural bus grant in 1986–87.

Mr. David Mitchell
Transitional rural bus grant was claimed on 61 community bus services in 1986–87.

Mr. Matthew Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out the total fuel duty rebate paid in 1986–87 to community bus services broken down by county.

Mr. Mitchell
The total fuel duty rebate paid to community bus services in 1986–87 by county is as follows: ------------------------
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