Annual Reports
DfT: Almost three-quarters of bus passengers are pleased with the service provided by their local buses, a Department for Transport survey into passenger experiences revealed recently. Passengers were found to be generally positive about their experiences, with the vast majority rating the services provided as either 'very' or 'fairly' good.
Furthermore, most households could claim to live within a short walk of their nearest bus stop with a quarter of all adults using their local bus service at least once a week. However, the survey also reveals the challenge of encouraging more people to use the bus instead of the car for local journeys.
Public transport statistics also published recently showed use of buses in England rose by 4% in the year since free local off-peak bus travel was introduced for older and disabled people in April 2006. This scheme will be extended in April 2008 to allow older and disabled people to travel for free anywhere in England, rather than just in their local area.
Press release ~ Attitudes towards transport report ~ Public Transport Statistics Bulletin: Great Britain 2007 Edition ~ DfT - Buses ~Draft Local Transport Bill
LR: Land Registry, the government department responsible for land registration in England and Wales, has exceeded its annual target and is well on course to achieving its aim of a comprehensive land register, according to the Annual Report and Accounts 2006/7.
Almost 60% of land in England and Wales is now registered on the national land database - up from just 48% two years ago. More than 700,000 hectares - an area the size of Cumbria - have been registered in the past year.
