Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 123265
Public Transport: Older People
Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
Damien Egan
Labour — Bristol North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of affordable and accessible public transport on supporting older people to (a) remain in and (b) return to employment.
Answer
Simon LightwoodWhile employment policy sits primarily with the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Transport considers the impacts of transport affordability and accessibility through its policy development and funding decisions. This includes supportin...
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