Examination of Witnesses (Questions 158-159)
MS CLARE
KAVANAGH, MR
KEITH MOFFATT,
MR ROGER
SEALEY, MR
GERRY DOHERTY
AND MR
JOE LYNCH
21 JUNE 2006
Q158 Chairman: Good afternoon, madam
and gentlemen. Could I ask you first to identify yourselves for
the record.
Mr Lynch: I am Joe Lynch, I work
for Bus Users UK.
Mr Doherty: Gerry Doherty, General
Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association.
Mr Sealey: Roger Sealey, I am
the Transport Researcher for the Transport & General Workers'
Union.
Mr Moffatt: I am Keith Moffatt
from Translink in Northern Ireland.
Ms Kavanagh: I am Clare Kavanagh
from Transport for London.
Q159 Chairman: You have a scarcity
value today, Ms Kavanagh, that you would hardly believe. Does
anyone want to make some personal comments before we start or
may we go straight to questions? Thank you very much for coming.
Can I ask you, do you really think the Department for Transport
is sufficiently engaged in promoting the bus as an attractive
means of transport outside London?
Mr Lynch: No in one word. I think
it is very disappointing. What is clearly demonstrated is that
political leadership is needed to increase bus use. That has certainly
been demonstrated in London but I see a sore lack of this in many
of the regions.
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