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pteg welcomes Competition Commission bus report
pteg welcomes Competition Commission bus report
pteg welcomes freebus BSOG decision
In response to Norman Baker’s answer to a parliamentary question on 10 March on BSOG and freebus:
Norman Baker:
Bus subsidy cuts would hit the poorest hardest
New report from pteg warns of the disproportionate effect of bus fare increases on low income families
Beeching-style threat to England's local bus networks
- Government review of Bus Service Operators Grant puts services at risk
- Low-income groups to be hit worst by 10% fares rise and routes cuts
- Thousands of bus driver and manufacturer jobs under threat
Less turmoil on the buses?
70 days notice for service changes called for
Responding to the DfT's consultation on Improving Bus Passenger Services through the Regulatory Framework which closed today, Chair of the group of six Integrated Transport Authorities, Councillor Mark Dowd, said:
New DfT bus proposals welcomed
Responding to a consultation on a package of measures on buses by the Department for Transport (launched yesterday, 9th March), lead Director General for pteg on bus issues, David Brown, said:
pteg warns against return to bus wars following OFT decision
pteg have responded to the news that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred UK local bus services, excluding London and Northern Ireland, to the Competition Commission.
Chair of pteg,Neil Scales, said:
CPT and pteg work together to roll out more effective voluntary partnerships
Joint agreements, pilots and seminars hailed as ‘significant milestone’ for better bus services
Cost of free bus travel could 'spiral out of control'
The cost of concessionary bus travel in England could spiral out of control even if the government plugs the current funding gaps, new research published today has revealed.