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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Thursday Volume 565 27 June 2013 No. 25 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Thursday 27 June 2013 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2013 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. 443 27 JUNE 2013 444 Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab): It has been House of Commons revealed that the maritime rescue co-ordination centre in Belfast has been staffed below risk level on 191 shifts Thursday 27 June 2013 this year alone. Does the Minister find that acceptable, and, if he does not, what is he doing about it? The House met at half-past Nine o’clock Mr McLoughlin: It is vital that we have cover, and if there is low availability pairing arrangements ensure that others take over that cover. We will not demur from PRAYERS our responsibility. [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] Bus Services Q2. Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East) Oral Answers to Questions (Lab): What his policy is on quality contracts for bus services. [161765] TRANSPORT The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker): The regulatory framework around The Secretary of State was asked— quality contract schemes is the one we inherited from the previous Administration and there are no plans to Coastal Safety change it. The decision to pursue a quality contract scheme remains for the local transport authority to Q1. Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con): What steps his take, if it can satisfy itself that the scheme is in the Department is taking to improve coastal safety. [161764] public interest. The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Patrick Mr Brown: The Minister will know that up until now McLoughlin): The Department works closely with many most provincial passenger transport authorities have organisations to promote safety around our coast. preferred the partnership route and, to my knowledge, Last year we saw an increase in accidents around this at least two—Tyne and Wear and West Yorkshire—are time of year, and, while I want to encourage everyone exploring whether to go the quality contract route to enjoy our beautiful coast this summer, I want them to instead, not least because of all the financial pressures stay safe and to follow the advice of organisations such that are now upon them. What advice does he have for as the coastguard, the RNLI, the National Water Safety the two authorities? Forum and the Royal Yachting Association so that they enjoy their time around the coastline. Norman Baker: My advice is to consider what is best in the public interest for their constituents, to examine Mark Menzies: Over the summer months, millions of the options available in legislation, to pursue partnership tourists will flock to tourist resorts such as Lytham working with bus operators and to try to secure the best St. Annes and the Fylde coast. Will my right hon. Friend possible outcome for the bus passenger. assure the House that all will be done to keep our inshore waters as safe as possible to encourage more 15. [161779] Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) people to holiday here in the UK? (Con): Some 45 per cent. of those travelling on the excellent bus services in North Yorkshire take advantage Mr McLoughlin: My hon. Friend is right that many of concessionary fares. Will the Minister look kindly on constituents will flock to the coast, including the coastline allowing bus companies similar commercial freedom in his constituency and many others around the UK. to that enjoyed by the railway companies that provide Our coastline is fantastic, attractive and beautiful, but it concessionary passes? is also dangerous and people should not take risks or underestimate it. Norman Baker: The arrangements for train and for bus are slightly different in the sense that the railway Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op): arrangements for the discount card were set in place at Amphibious vessels such as the Duckmarine that recently privatisation and are funded by the train operating sank in Liverpool appear to have at least three regulators: companies, whereas the bus arrangements are of course VOSA and the traffic commissioners; the Maritime and funded from the public purse. But if she has particular Coastguard Agency; and the Driving Standards Agency. concerns about the operation of the travel concessionary Will the Secretary of State ask the accident investigators scheme in her area, I will be very happy to meet her and to consider whether this split regulation and split talk about them. responsibility is the best way to guarantee public safety? Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab): Mr McLoughlin: Of course we are all very concerned When the Minister sat on the Bill Committee for the about the incident that happened in Liverpool and I will Local Transport Act 2008, he was not satisfied with talk to the inspectorate about it. A report is being what the Government were then proposing because he prepared by the marine accident investigation branch. I knew, as do other hon. Members, that the current will want to see what that says and I shall take the point deregulated system allows bus companies to game the made by the hon. Lady as Chair of the Select Committee. public purse to the detriment of the travelling public. 445 Oral Answers27 JUNE 2013 Oral Answers 446 Can he not persuade his hard-hearted Tory colleagues Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab): In theory, to help authorities that want to re-regulate the system quality contracts and quality partnerships should make to the benefit of the travelling public? integrated ticketing—and, therefore, smartcard ticketing— easier to manage. We are still not seeing enough smartcard Norman Baker: As far as the landscape is concerned, use outside London—specifically in Merseyside, where following the recommendations of the Competition the project is long overdue. Will the Minister say specifically Commission, we have of course taken steps to improve what he and his Department have done to empower it. The options available under the Local Transport integrated transport authorities to get smartcards available Act—the hon. Gentleman and I sat on the Public Bill for passengers? Committee—are still available. I encourage local authorities to explore the best possible options. What we are seeing Norman Baker: As a matter of fact, we have provided across the country in places such as Brighton, for example, significant sums of money to ITAs to take forward is a good arrangement between local authorities and smart ticketing. We are also taking forward multi-operator bus companies, which is driving up passenger numbers. ticketing guidance, in accordance with the Competition Commission’s recommendations, and I have made it Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con): plain to bus companies that we want to see progress on The Minister will well remember the grilling that he and that matter. Only this week, I held a two-hour meeting I got before the inaugural meeting of the Youth Select with key operators in the bus and train world to talk Committee about a year ago on the whole anomaly of about smart ticketing and to make sure we are making young people often qualifying for full adult fares at the progress, which indeed we are, in both modes of transport. age of 16 and of a postcode lottery in certain parts of the country. A year on, with the YouthSelect Committee Dangerous Driving moving on to a new study next week, will the Minister update us on what progress has been made on getting fairer fares for young people? 3. Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con): What steps he is taking to reduce incidents of dangerous driving. [161766] Norman Baker: I do remember that particular Select Committee engagement, and I am sorry that my hon. Friend is no longer in his post to carry on the work he The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport was doing. Since then, we have talked to the bus companies (Stephen Hammond): We are taking forward the measures at the Department for Transport and they have produced set out in the strategic framework for road safety. In this new website, which is useful for identifying offers 2012, a new offence of causing serious injury by dangerous and the availability of transport for young people. In driving came into force. We are also creating a new addition, I have had discussions with the Minister for drug-driving offence and will consult on the limits Schools about the situation for young people, and we shortly. We have also consulted on changes to make the are considering what further action, if any, we can take. enforcement of drink-driving laws more effective. Additionally, we intend to publish a Green Paper on young drivers later this year. Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab): Lancashire county council is considering quality bus contracts. Will the Minister and his Department be as supportive as possible Karl McCartney: My hon. Friend will be aware that towards those authorities that wish to move towards in certain areas of our country there are drivers who quality bus contracts, providing support where necessary? have never taken a driving test. Has his Department investigated the potential benefits of requiring drivers to take a test every five or 10 years in order to reduce Norman Baker: We are always happy to engage with such incidents and make our roads safer by removing local authorities and to give them advice in so far as those who drive illegally? they request it. Obviously, when local authorities request factual information from the Department, we will be happy to supply it.
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