Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh

Labour — Sheffield Heeley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 18 November 2024

Debate

Bus Funding

Contribution

My hon. Friend is right: cutting services such as the 46 has real-world implications for people attempting to access work, see their friends and family, or get to the local high street. Having a franchised system under the Mayor, Richard Parker, will mean that he has control. He can contract out the 46 service and require an operator to run it. At the moment, when an operator cuts a service we have no say or control over that, which is what leads to those terrible real-world consequences.

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