Sustainable Local Transport — Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 8:20 pm on 19 January 2011.

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Photo of Lord Palmer Lord Palmer Crossbench 8:20, 19 January 2011

My Lords, I very much look forward to reading the White Paper. I am a resident of Scotland, and I have a particular worry relating to my part of Scotland, which I know does not come under the noble Earl's jurisdiction. In northern England, a number of local authority-funded coaches travelling from X to Y and A to B are nearly always empty. I hope that the White Paper will look at this most carefully to make certain that we have a really good public transport system which will actually have people travelling on these buses.