Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a breakdown of the reasons why the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have launched public inquiries into bus operators in the last five years.

Statistics on the number of public inquiries conducted by Traffic Commissioners by traffic area, the general purpose for public inquiries being held, and any penalties imposed are published in the annual report of the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports.