Local Transport Bill [HL]

I hear what my noble friend says. Of course, they are completely different, but the effect on the passengers is much the same. The buses would not run, just as the trains would not have run. This attempt by my noble friend Lord Rosser is to ensure that the buses keep going if an operator withdraws. Perhaps it is the wrong way, but if the noble Lord, Lord Snape, could say, ““Someone else will step in immediately, even without a contract or bus garages””, that would be fine. But there is a lot to be said for something like these amendments.