- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation bus companies are required to undertake before removing a route
Answer
Bus companies are not required to undertake any consultation before withdrawing a route. However, they are required to notify relevant local authorities of service changes 14 days prior to submitting their application to the Traffic Commissioner. Bus companies are required to submit applications for service changes to the Traffic Commissioner 56 days prior to the date on which the changes are due to take place.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what penalties there are for bus companies that fail to prevent overcrowding.
Answer
Anyone who contravenes, or fails to comply with, the provisions of the Public Service Vehicles (Carrying Capacity) Regulations 1984 they shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 of the standard scale.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the satisfaction levels are of bus passengers in the Strathclyde area.
Answer
Scotland level figures are available from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS). Figures are published online as part of the SHS Transport: Local Area Analysis web tables. Table 16 includes a breakdown by local authority and regional transport partnership, as well as Scotland level figures. This can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Transport-Travel/PubTranAcrScot.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was carried out with bus users in Moodiesburn prior to the opening of the Moodiesburn bypass.
Answer
The provision of local bus services is generally a matter for individual bus operators, who use their own commercial judgement on service routes and frequencies. The Scottish Government did not carry out any consultation with bus users in Moodiesburn prior to the opening of the Moodiesburn bypass. We do not hold information on any consultation that may have taken place between bus operators and bus users in Moodiesburn.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what surveys have been carried out on passenger satisfaction on buses in the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not carried out any specific survey. However, the annual Scottish Household Survey (SHS) includes questions on passenger satisfaction. Although the SHS has a large sample that covers the whole of Scotland, the results are not representative below local authority level.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what surveys have been carried out on passenger satisfaction on buses.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not carried out any specific surveys about passenger satisfaction on buses in recent years. However, the annual Scottish Household Survey and includes questions on passenger satisfaction.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bus routes served the Moodiesburn area on 31 January 2011.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on bus service registrations. All local bus services must be registered with the Traffic Commissioner. The Traffic Commissioner can be contacted at Office of the Traffic Commissioner, The Stamp Office, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many buses travelled between Moodiesburn and Glasgow on 31 January 2011.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on bus service operations centrally including those between Moodiesburn and Glasgow. We expect bus services to run to their registered timetables. Specific information about services should be referred to the Traffic Commissioner at The Stamp Office, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions there are to ensure that the number of buses in an area meets local demand.
Answer
The number of passengers that can be carried in public service vehicles (buses) is set out in the Public Service Vehicles (Carrying Capacity) Regulations 1984, governed by the design of the vehicle, the space in the saloon, the number of seats, gangway space and available handholds. These parameters are approved by a certifying officer from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), an agency of the Department for Transport.
Once the number of passengers, seated or standing, is determined, this information must be prominently displayed in the vehicle. If the numbers indicated on the notice in the vehicle are exceeded, the vehicle is being operated illegally. Specific allegations where a driver is allowing the capacity of the vehicle to be exceeded should be referred to the Traffic Commissioner. The Traffic Commissioner can be contacted at Office of the Traffic Commissioner, The Stamp Office, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bus routes served the Moodiesburn area on 31 January 2010.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on bus service registrations. All local bus services must be registered with the Traffic Commissioner. The Traffic Commissioner can be contacted at Office of the Traffic Commissioner, The Stamp Office, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG.
