❓ A parliamentary question addresses the safety of school buses and the timing of new bus contracts. The Minister denies unsafe buses are allowed and clarifies the contract timeline is delayed at the industry's request.
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(1) Is it this Government’s policy to allow children to travel on unsafe buses that are well past replacement date? (2) Can the minister confirm that bus operators are being told to hold off on replacing their old buses until the new contracts are in place? (3) What month in 2003 will the new contracts be ready for bus contractors to sign? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(2) Can the minister confirm that bus operators are being told to hold off on replacing their old buses until the new contracts are in place? (3) What month in 2003 will the new contracts be ready for bus contractors to sign? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(3) What month in 2003 will the new contracts be ready for bus contractors to sign? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(2) Can the minister confirm that bus operators are being told to hold off on replacing their old buses until the new contracts are in place? (3) What month in 2003 will the new contracts be ready for bus contractors to sign? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(3) What month in 2003 will the new contracts be ready for bus contractors to sign? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(1) No. The Government requires that school buses continue to meet the same high standards of safety, and they are subject to regular bus inspection programs. (2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(2) No. Following requests by industry and subject to their existing buses complying with safety standards, the Government is generally not requiring school bus operators to invest significant sums in new buses before they decide whether to accept the proposed new school bus contracts. (3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
(3) The time line for the new contracts has been delayed consistent with the requests of the industry groups representing school bus operators. Although the necessary consultation with the contractors will take time, the Government estimates the contracts will be ready by or before midyear. These contracts will be worth more than $1 billion and it is to be expected that their finalisation will take some time.
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