Ms Anne Graham:

There are also the European Union regulations that govern not just the provision of public transport services but also state aid. We would not be in a position to give a subsidy to a commercial operator for the provision of what might be considered public service obligations. We assess the corridor and the towns and how they are served by commercial licensed services. If there is an additional public service obligation above what is provided, we look to see if we can provide additional services. That changes all the time, depending on what service level there is and what changes are made to existing service levels. It is a very dynamic environment, as the Senator might imagine. We try to respond as quickly as we can to changes in that environment. It is changing and has changed quite dramatically, especially in the economic downturn. We have had to respond where we could. That is the market environment in which we operate and that we regulate.