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COUNCILS that breach subsidy guidelines for p transport in the forthcol Transport Bill announced ii Queen's speech on Wedne face being taken to court, T port Secretary David HIE warned this week.
The guidelines will be is annually, geared to e authority's social needs, he the Conservative newsr Newsline.
But he made it quite deal court action faces those cou that ignore the new rules.
The Government wants tc the cheap fares policies the to the House of Lords rulinc the Greater London Coui Fares Fair policy was illegal.
But in most areas it is I that present level of subsidl remain roughly the same.
Following on the public of the Bill to which the Go, ment is attaching high pri so that it can be in use for year's transport budget, Government will reply to Commons transport con. tee's report on transport in don.
Ministers are likely to sta the question of a metropc transport authority for Loi for the reason that no final sion has been taken on whi to take London Transport o the hands of the GLC.