MPs question users and providers about the fate of bus services
22 March 2011
The Commons Transport Committee questions bus operators, and local authorities about measures taken so far to reduce both rural and metropolitan bus services, along with further changes anticipated going forward, in response to funding changes announced in the spending review.
- Watch the meeting: Bus services after the spending review
- Inquiry: Bus services after the spending review
- Have your say: MPs want to know what’s happening to your local bus network
- Transport Committee
Witnesses
At 10.15 am
Stagecoach Group plc
- Robert Montgomery, Service Performance Director, Stagecoach UK Bus
Arriva Bus UK
- Mike Cooper, Managing Director
Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd
- Roger Cotterell, Finance Manager
Go West Travel Ltd T/A Norfolk Green
- Ben Colson, Managing Director
Community Transport Association UK
- Keith Halstead, Chief Executive
At 11.15 am
Local Government Association
- Cllr Peter Box CBE
Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers
- Tracey Jessop, Vice Chair
Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG)
- David Brown, Director General, South Yorkshire PTE
North Yorkshire County Council
- Richard Owens, Assistant Director (Integrated Passenger Transport)
Devon County Council
- Bruce Thompson, Transport Co-ordination Service Manager
These timings are approximate and the sessions may start slightly earlier or later than advertised.