Buses (Deregulation)

Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 15 March 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Graham Stringer. The answering member was Karen Buck.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on deregulation of bus services

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Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

443 c425-46WH

Session

2005-06

Department

Chamber / Committee

Proceeding contributions

Graham Stringer | 443 c425-30WH (Link to this contribution) Before I get on to bus deregulation, I want to say I am sorry that my hon. Friend the Minister is re...

John Pugh | 443 c430-3WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Member for Manchester, Blackley (Graham Stringer) for raising this crucial issue, w...

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Speaker | 443 c433WH (Link to this contribution) Three hon. Members have indicated that they wish to speak. The wind-ups will start at 10.30 so perha...

Stephen Hammond | 443 c441-3WH (Link to this contribution) Like all other hon. Members, I wish the Minister well when she stands down from her Front-Bench role...

Paul Rowen | 443 c439-41WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Manchester, Blackley (Graham Stringer) on securing the debate and...

Stephen Hesford | 443 c438-9WH (Link to this contribution) : In that case, I shall move on. My local PTE says that under the relevant section a quality contrac...

Stephen Hesford | 443 c438WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Blackley (Graham Stringer) on securing the ...

David Clelland | 443 c436-8WH (Link to this contribution) I will try to be brief. I must start with an apology. I have to go to a meeting with the Lord Chance...

Speaker | 443 c436WH (Link to this contribution) If the remaining Members who wish to speak before the wind-ups try to limit themselves to four minut...

Paul Truswell | 443 c433-6WH (Link to this contribution) I add my congratulations to those already been expressed to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester...

Stephen Hammond | 443 c443-4WH (Link to this contribution) : I have a minute left, so I am sorry but I will not. The paragon of virtue that London has been de...

Karen Buck | 443 c444-5WH (Link to this contribution) : I begin by thanking all hon. Members for their kind words on this my penultimate day as a Minister...

Speaker | 443 c446WH (Link to this contribution) Order. We must now move on to the next subject for debate.

Karen Buck | 443 c445WH (Link to this contribution) : Once only and very briefly, because of the time.

Karen Buck | 443 c445-6WH (Link to this contribution) : I understand that. It is part of the argument that hon. Members have been making. However, we must...

John Leech | 443 c445WH (Link to this contribution) : I accept that new buses have been constructed, but they tend to be put on the most profitable rout...

Subjects

Bus services

Competition

Greater London

Public transport

Standards

Regulation

Safety

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