Supported Bus Services

Question

Please provide responses to the below questions:
 
 
1. What is the total budget for supported bus services in the draft budget for the fiscal year 2016/2017?
 
2. What is the total budget for supported bus services in the fiscal year 2016/2017?
 
3. What is the total mileage covered by supported bus service routes in the fiscal year 2017/2018?
 
4. What was the total mileage covered by supported bus service routes in the fiscal year 2016/2017?
 
5. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the fiscal year 2016/2017 (for example reduced timetable or loss of weekend provision)?
 
6. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the fiscal year 2016/2017 (for example reduced timetable or loss of weekend provision)?
 
 7. How many and which supported routes had been completely withdrawn in the fiscal year 2016/2017?
 
8. How many and which supported routes have had increased funding or been introduced in the fiscal year 2016/2017?

Answer

1. What is the total budget for supported bus services in the draft budget for the fiscal year 2016/2017?
2016/17 initial budget for supported public bus services - £2,463,000.
2017/18 initial budget for supported public bus services - £2,617,000.
 
2. What is the total budget for supported bus services in the fiscal year 2016/2017?
2016/17 actual spend on supported public bus services - £2,465,000.
2017/18 estimated spend on supported public bus services - £2,612,000.
 
3. What is the total mileage covered by supported bus service routes in the fiscal year 2017/2018?
Not known – services delivered by 24 different bus operators on 60 separate bus service contracts but no significant change in route mileage from 2016/17
 
4. What was the total mileage covered by supported bus service routes in the fiscal year 2016/2017?
Not known – services delivered by 24 different bus operators on 60 separate bus service contracts
 
5. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the fiscal year 2016/2017 (for example reduced timetable or loss of weekend provision)?
No cuts in bus services
 
6. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the fiscal year 2016/2017 (for example reduced timetable or loss of weekend provision)?
No cuts in bus services
 
 7. How many and which supported routes had been completely withdrawn in the fiscal year 2016/2017?
None
 
8. How many and which supported routes have had increased funding or been introduced in the fiscal year 2016/2017?
No new service routes but some have been redesigned to be more effective to meet customer demand and others with increased demand responsive services within the remote rural communities of theUist and Barra islands.