Buses (New Delhi)

Mr. Breed
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 departmental budget the cost of providing New Delhi with the buses which he offered on his recent visit will be met; and how much they will cost. [79055]

Mr. Prescott
I made no offer of UK government funding for buses in New Delhi. However I offered to assist in any way I could in consideration by UK bus companies and the Indian authorities of ways of resolving the shortage of buses in the Indian capital.