Bus Services

(asked on 6th June 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of Clause 21 of the Bus Services Bill on the ability of Transport for London subsidiaries to bid for local bus service contracts on routes wholly outside of London.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 9th June 2016

Transport for London is not considered as a ‘relevant authority’ for the purposes of clause 21 of the Bus Services Bill, and as such the Bill does not affect anything Transport for London may do under its existing powers.

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