Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 64464

Bus Services: East of England

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Government pledges greater growth for the coach sector ahead of National Coach Week, published on 6 May 2025, whether she plans to take steps to support the coach se

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department recognises the important role the coach sector plays in connecting people and supporting economic growth. The UK coach sector was deregulated by the Transport Act 1980 and as such, services are operated on a commercial basis without receivi...
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