asked the Minister for Education if her Department propose to introduce a number of pilot schemes whereby the running of school bus services in three counties would be put to private tender.
Written Answers. - School Transport Service.
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The question of how best to arrange for the provision of a school transport service is under continual review. In this connection a pilot project, under which the organisation of school transport would be devolved to local interests in a selected small number of areas for an experimental period and the effects of these arrangements assessed, is under consideration.