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<p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 20<sup>th</sup> March
2014. As indicated there the Department for Transport's annual bus statistics (published
in September 2013) show that 78% of buses in England have been issued with PSVAR certificates,
while 92% of buses are low floor.</p><p>The following table provides a breakdown of
PSVAR certificates for each region:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Region
</strong></td><td><strong>Buses with certificates </strong></td><td><strong>%Buses
having certificates </strong></td></tr><tr><td>East Midlands</td><td>1,400</td><td>72%</td></tr><tr><td>East
of England</td><td>1,970</td><td>67%</td></tr><tr><td>London</td><td>8,880</td><td>97%</td></tr><tr><td>North
East</td><td>1,370</td><td>73%</td></tr><tr><td>North West</td><td>3,900</td><td>76%</td></tr><tr><td>South
East</td><td>2,690</td><td>71%</td></tr><tr><td>South West</td><td>1,950</td><td>63%</td></tr><tr><td>West
Midlands</td><td>2,730</td><td>77%</td></tr><tr><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td><td>2,800</td><td>69%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>England</strong></td><td><strong>27,680</strong></td><td><strong>78%</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The figures in this table are compiled from annual operator returns to the
Department for Transport, which are not broken down by region. To compile the regional
level estimates, each operator has been assigned to its main region of operation.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The returns are made under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947,
and figures for individual operators are therefore considered as commercially confidential.</p><p>
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