Yes, but there are two points about that. One is that patronage in county council areas has increased. More importantly, 86 per cent. of the decline in bus patronage since 1950, which is when bus patronage started, happened while buses were still regulated, not in the period of deregulation.
Local Transport Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Hammond
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 October 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Transport Bill [Lords].
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