Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 60184

Transport: Rural Areas

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that reform of rural transport planning is considered alongside reform of housing planning application processes.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
I recognise the importance of aligning rural transport with housing and wider spatial planning ambitions. I am working closely with my counterparts in the Ministry for Housing, Communities on Local Government on this important issue. As part of our commit...

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