Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 30094

Bus Services: Recruitment

Tabled: 10 February 2025

Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to recruit more bus drivers.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Transport is a devolved matter, and the Department for Transport is responsible for transport in England only. Bus services in England are predominantly run on a commercial basis by private operators. Ultimate responsibility for recruiting bus drivers fal...

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