Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 7204

Schools: Transport

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Anna Dixon

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce (a) bus, (b) coach and (c) other transport costs for schools.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home to school travel, at the start and end of the school day. This is for chil...

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