Minister favours mini -coaci
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TRANSPORT Minister No] man Fowler may direct Joe authorities on ways to encoi rage private enterprise min coach services.
"I believe that there is great potential for the pros sion of new services in rur areas," said Mr Fowler, IA pointed out that he sc urgently examining ways reforming the bus licensii system with the aim allowing new services to d velop.
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwool (Labour, Crewe) told P Fowler he could not underc existing bus services by givi routes to cheap-rate privz enterprise and expect thc existing bus services to rem viable.
She asked the Minister make sure that safety was first matter he bore in mi before he handed out a licenses to cheapjack ope tors.
Mr Fowler retorted that had never sought in any si to depart from the safi standards of the bus licens system, and he agreed w Mrs Dunwoody's remarks that aspect.
She had to recognise tha was sensible to encourage r operators to come forwarc provide the necessary .5. vices, he said.