Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55011
Buses: Regulation
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Question
Chris Webb
Labour — Blackpool South
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the regulatory framework applying to coaches.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe UK coach sector was deregulated by the Transport Act 1980 and services are operated on a commercial basis without receiving government funding. Where coaches provide local bus services, they may be required to comply with the relevant legislation gove...
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