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Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a minimum bus service frequency standard in rural areas.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
2 Sept 2024 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a minimum bus service frequency standard in rural areas.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will introduce...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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