Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 127951

Schools: Transport

Tabled: 16 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of school transport costs on families in areas outside London; and whether she has plans to review school transport policy to address region

Answer

Georgia Gould

Children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, will be eligible for free travel if they attend their nearest school and would not be able to walk there because of the distance, their special educational needs, disability or mobility problem, or the safety of...

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