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Local Transport Bill [Lords]

Proceeding contribution from Andrew Gwynne (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 March 2008. It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Transport Bill [Lords].
A moment ago the hon. Lady spoke about transport authorities that had taken tough decisions to get quality bus measures on the ground. The example that she gives, Brighton and Hove, is a unitary transport authority. How does she reconcile what she is saying with the measures in the Bill that she opposes? In the metropolitan areas, the transport authorities are the passenger transport authorities, which will become integrated transport authorities. In Greater Manchester, where there are 10 highways authorities, getting them to agree to a single standard for quality bus measures is difficult. The measures in the Bill will give those powers to the integrated transport authority. How does she reconcile that—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
474 c210 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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