Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What steps her Department is taking to improve transport links in rural areas.

Tabled: 12 September 2024Answered: 10 October 2024

Asked by

Patrick Spencer

ConservativeCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)

The Government know that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Under the previous Government, the loss of thousands of vital bus services across the country has left too many rural areas with poor transport links. That is why the Government will be introducing a new buses Bill to put power over local services back in the hands of local leaders right across England, to ensure networks can meet the needs of the communities that rely on them, including in Suffolk and other rural areas in England.