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Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support Demand Responsive Transport.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
30 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support Demand Responsive Transport.

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The government believes demand responsive transport (DRT) has an important role to play in ensuring communities can access transport services in areas where more traditional, regular stopping services may not be viable.The government introduced the Bus Se...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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