Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 61528
Bus Services
Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) value for money and (b) public accountability where Local Transport Authorities choose to establish municipally owned bus operators under the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.
Answer
Simon LightwoodRepealing the ban on establishing new local authority bus companies (LABCos) will give local leaders the freedom and flexibility to establish a bus company that matches the needs of their passengers, their aims and ambitions for the network, and the avail...
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