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Mini boom in minibuses

26th March 1976, Page 5
26th March 1976
Page 5
Page 5, 26th March 1976 — Mini boom in minibuses
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IF YOUTH clubs and charities are irelieved from licensing requirements so that they can run their own minibuses the concession will be sparingly handed out.

This became clear during a question and answer session in the Commons last week when Mr Kenneth Marks, UnderSecretary DoE, gave his latest thinking on the subject. I A Bill has also been introduced into the Commons designed to allow county councils to sanction the operation of minibuses.

In the 'Commons Mr Neil Kinnock (Labour, Bedwellty) warned Mr Marks that anything but limited exemptions from licensing 'requirements would be strenuously opposed by workers in the transport industry.

Mr Leslie Huckfleld (Labour, Nuneaton) 'recalled that the original intention of the licensing legislation was to meet public need and to provide protection for 'existing operators. Many Labour Members felt that if large areas of the country had minibuses, minicabs I and private operators as their only means of transport that could result in chaos.

The new Bill is the Transport (Amendment) Bill—the brainchild of a Tory backbencher, Mr Richard Luce (Shoreham)—is not likely to receive the Goverment support necessary if It is to reach the statute book.

Mr Luce stressed that his Bill was intended to supplement and complement the routes operated 'by the NBC. Its purpose was to fill in the many existing gaps in the services without in •any way affecting the operations of the company.


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