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Bus Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support bus services in Essex.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
14 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support bus services in Essex.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Improving local bus services is a key part of this government’s growth mission. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the government will introduce a Buses Bill later this session. This will put the power over local bus services back in the h...

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