Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 86129

Bus Services

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Laura Kyrke-Smith

LabourAylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve collaboration across local authority borders on bus routes.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) already work closely together when tendering bus routes that cross shared boundaries, and in delivering their Bus Service Improvement Plans. There are also requirements set out in the Transport Act 2000 for LTAs to take ...

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