GRANGE TO WOODVILLE SHUTTLE SERVICE

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (14:59): My question, again, is to the Minister for Transport Services. Are there 67 shuttle bus trips per day operating on the Grange train line route at the same time as the shuttle train services, because the government is contractually obliged to continue to operate this bus service, even though the shuttle train is available?

The Hon. C.C. FOX (Bright—Minister for Transport Services) (15:00): I thank the member for Bragg for this question. I made a decision on this particular line—the Grange line—that because we could, we would run a train and a bus service, and that was because we wanted to give those people a choice about how they travel. That is being reviewed every single month depending on how the different services are being used. So, every single month we will look at it and, if it goes in the direction of people wanting to take trains more or people wanting to take buses more, then we will go down that path. In answer to the very first part of your question in relation to the cost—was that correct, member for Bragg?

Ms Chapman: Are you contractually obliged to run the bus?

The Hon. C.C. FOX: As far as I am aware, no, that is not the case.