Bus safety

Part of Bus Services Bill [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 5:45 pm on 27 March 2017.

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Photo of Andy Burnham Andy Burnham Labour, Leigh 5:45, 27 March 2017

The trouble with what the hon. Gentleman is saying is that it has not worked that way under the current regime; passenger numbers have gone down in Greater Manchester. My worry is that he seems to be speaking for the bus companies rather than for the travelling public—that is what it sounds like to me. Can he assure me that this is not a wrecking amendment? Is he hoping that the fear of paying compensation will persuade local authorities not even to try to use these powers because they cannot afford to pay that compensation? Is that what he is trying to do?