Question follow-through · 22534
Bus Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to expand bus service provision in rural (a) villages and (b) other areas.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to expand bus service provision in rural (a) villages and (b) other areas.
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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13 Jan 2025
Answer published
Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power over local bus services ba...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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