Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121936
Transport: Rural Areas
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include transport cost as a proportion of household income, service frequency, journey times and reliability in assessments of transport poverty in rural areas.
Answer
Simon Lightwood The Department for Transport recognises that rural communities face particular transport challenges. As announced in the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy, the Department is developing a new transport poverty tool to help national and local bodies in E...
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