Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 54948

Schools: Transport

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking support (a) schools and (b) parents with school transport in rural areas.

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 are responsible for arranging free home-to-school travel for eligible children. A child is eligib...

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