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tANSPORT SECRETARY, Noran Fowler, pledged that he Quid take up any cases of local ithorities not prepared to ow facilities in their bus stao n s for private coach ierators, when he reported on a effects of delicensing in the immons last week.
When Robert Atkins (Consertive, North Preston) raised the 3tter, Mr Fowler said he knew 3t problems had been caused, d he would like to give as ich help as possible.
3ut Donald Anderson (Labour, ransea) pointed to what he Iled the absurd consequences the other side of the coachom coin — the reduction in ssenger receipts on British il high speed trains. On the uth Wales to London route, reduction was 10 per cent, gely due to delicensing, and wondered if Mr Fowler had Dected such consequences; I if he had, whether he would iipensate British Rail.
MrFowler said the Governmt was simply putting into 'ect the principle in the !vious Government's trans1 white paper. It said that, ivided the terms of competi-) were fair, and if people )se to travel by coach rather n by rail or air because lower as were more important to m than speed, they should be prevented from doing so.