Bus service provision
Dear Isle of Anglesey Council,
I am gathering information on bus and public transport provision as part of the Save our Buses campaign, which maps cuts to bus services across the country. We know that the Government has made deep cuts to local authority budgets, and that this is having an effect on the provision of local bus services. We would like to gather a national picture of bus cuts, so that we can explain to central Government exactly how their decisions are having an impact across the country.
My questions are as follows (in each case I am only after the information for your authority):
1. What is the agreed total budget for supported bus services in the fiscal year 2018/19
2. What was the total spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year 2017/18?
3. What was the total spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year 2016/17?
Note: This refers to the Department for Transport’s definition of a supported bus service as: “one where a local transport authority has invited tenders for the operation of a service (not e.g. seats on a bus or subsidised tickets etc), and a contract exists as a result of that tender”. Please, exclude extra sources of funding such as Section 106/developer funding, Community Infrastructure Levy, local authority staffing and publicity, RTPI expenditure and revenue, the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG), Local Education Authority funding for home to school transport, NHS-funded non-emergency patient transport, social services transport, voluntary transport and other central and national government grants or income streams.
4. How many and which supported routes are likely to have cuts in services in the fiscal year 2018/19 (for example loss of weekend or evening services)?
5. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the fiscal years 2016/17 and 2017/18 (for example loss of weekend or evening services), listed for each year?
6. How many and which supported routes are likely to be completely withdrawn in the fiscal year 2018/19?
7. How many and which supported routes have been completely withdrawn in the fiscal years 2016/17 and 2017/18, listed for each year?
8. How many and which of the previously supported routes have been taken on commercially?
Our campaign also seeks to promote examples of councils which have protected bus services, sometimes in innovative ways. Please do feel free to share any information you feel is relevant on how your council has protected bus services.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Todd
Campaign for Better Transport
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Dear Sir,
I refer to your Freedom of Information request dated the 22^nd March,
2018.
Please find below the Authority’s response to your request:-
Questions:-
My questions are as follows (in each case I am only after the information
for your authority):
1. What is the agreed total budget for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2018/19
2. What was the total spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year
2017/18?
3. What was the total spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year
2016/17?
Note: This refers to the Department for Transport’s definition of a
supported bus service as: “one where a local transport authority has
invited tenders for the operation of a service (not e.g. seats on a bus or
subsidised tickets etc), and a contract exists as a result of that
tender”. Please, exclude extra sources of funding such as Section
106/developer funding, Community Infrastructure Levy, local authority
staffing and publicity, RTPI expenditure and revenue, the Bus Service
Operators Grant (BSOG), Local Education Authority funding for home to
school transport, NHS-funded non-emergency patient transport, social
services transport, voluntary transport and other central and national
government grants or income streams.
4. How many and which supported routes are likely to have cuts in services
in the fiscal year 2018/19 (for example loss of weekend or evening
services)?
5. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the
fiscal years 2016/17 and 2017/18 (for example loss of weekend or evening
services), listed for each year?
6. How many and which supported routes are likely to be completely
withdrawn in the fiscal year 2018/19?
7. How many and which supported routes have been completely withdrawn in
the fiscal years 2016/17 and 2017/18, listed for each year?
8. How many and which of the previously supported routes have been taken
on commercially?
Our campaign also seeks to promote examples of councils which have
protected bus services, sometimes in innovative ways. Please do feel free
to share any information you feel is relevant on how your council has
protected bus services.
Answers from the Transportation Sectio
1. £439,050.00 - total agreed budget for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2018/19.
2. £913,761.85 - total spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year
2017/18.
3. £870,811.80 - total spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year
2016/17.
4. At the time of writing, none are envisaged.
5. Only 1 supported route has had a cut in the fiscal years in question.
6. Again at the time of writing, none are envisaged.
7. No supported routes have been completely withdrawn in the fiscal years
in question.
8. Not applicable to this Authority.
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Yours faithfully,
Helen Jeffery
Swyddog Gofal Cwsmer / Customer Care Officer
Priffyrdd, Gwastraff ac Eiddo / Highways, Waste and Property
Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey County Council
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Dear Helen,
Thank you for the information. Unfortunately there appears to be a large difference between the budget figures we were given for 2016/17 and the spend figures we received this time for 2016/17 which were £870,812. Could you clarify that the figures you gave did not include BSSG/BSOG, section 106 or other funds as requested in the note attached to the original request as otherwise this seems like quite a large overspend?
If you could clarify / correct for all three years I would be grateful.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Todd
Good afternoon Chris,
I refer to your e-mail below.
The figures given in response to Question 2 and 3 includes the amount the Authority receives in BSSG. Otherwise the total spend for supported bus services from this Authority's budget was:-
2017/18 - £423,250
2016/17 - £434,780
May I apologise if the previous information given was misleading in any way.
Kind Regards,
Helen Jeffery
Helen Jeffery
Swyddog Gofal Cwsmer / Customer Care Officer
Priffyrdd, Gwastraff ac Eiddo / Highways, Waste and Property
Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey County Council
LLANGEFNI
Ynys Môn / Anglesey
LL77 7TW
Rhif Ffôn /Tel. No: (01248) 752356
E-bost/E-mail: [email address]
Dear Helen,
Thanks for the speedy reply and clarification. I asked for clarification on all three years and you listed the previous two years. Does this mean the 2018/19 figure you originally gave me of £439,050 is correct or does that need the BSSG element removing still?
Sorry to chase you on this but I don't want to misrepresent what is being spent.
Many thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Todd
Good afternoon Chris,
In reply to your e-mail below may I apologise for any confusion again but the BSSG element has been removed from the £439,050 for 2018/19.
Many thanks.
Kind Regards
Helen
Helen Jeffery
Swyddog Gofal Cwsmer / Customer Care Officer
Priffyrdd, Gwastraff ac Eiddo / Highways, Waste and Property
Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey County Council
LLANGEFNI
Ynys Môn / Anglesey
LL77 7TW
Rhif Ffôn /Tel. No: (01248) 752356
E-bost/E-mail: [email address]
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