Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 6821

Bus Services: Rural Areas

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring franchising plans to guarantee the consideration during the planning phase of bus services to villages that do not receive any.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The government is determined to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. It has set out a plan to achieve this, based on giving local leaders the tools they need to ensure bus services reflect the ...
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