CD ROM Bus Regulation Partnership, contracts or
a third way?
Date Of Conference: 1/26/2006
CD ROM containing: • Copies of all speaker presentations • Audio of all speakers presentations and question and discussion sessions • Speaker biographies and any additional papers they have supplied
Where do we go from here? Ministers are facing pressure to reform the system of bus deregulation across Britain outside of London. With passenger numbers continuing to fall in many parts of the country, local politicians in the conurbations look enviously at the dramatic growth in passengers recorded in London where services are regulated. Transport secretary Alistair Darling has said he is reviewing the options and that there may be a need for legislative change. He has also said that local authorities will probably need more powers over buses if they are to introduce innovative demand management measures such as congestion charging. So what is the way forward? Does the solution lie in trying to make the existing system work better and by making greater use of statutory quality partnerships? After all, some parts of the country have recorded significant passenger growth under deregulation. Can the so-far untried route of Quality Contracts deliver the necessary changes at acceptable cost or are the barriers to their delivery insurmountable? And what are the options for legislative change? This one day conference will present an opportunity to discuss these and other issues with many of the key players in the industry.
Chairs: Jonathan Bray Assistant Director PTEG
Andrew Forster Editor Local Transport Today
Speakers: Brian Souter Chief Executive Stagecoach
Graham Stringer MP & member of transport select committee
Philip Brown Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain
Roger French Managing Director Brighton and Hove Bus Company
Neil Gellatly Team Leader for Sustainable Transport Dundee City Council
Basil Jackson Head of Passenger Transport Cambridgeshire County Council
Francois-Xavier Perin Chief Executive Transdev
John Hibbs Emeritus Professor of Transport Management University of Central England
John Hodgkins Transport and Accessibility Manager Buckinghamshire County Council and ATCO Chairman
Rob Donald Director General, Centro & Chair of PTEG
Brian Cox Independent Consultant
Tony Grayling Associate Director The Institute for Public Policy Research
