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Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve transport infrastructure within rural communities.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
17 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve transport infrastructure within rural communities.

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The government is committed to delivering the better, more reliable bus services that passengers deserve. In the Budget, the government confirmed investment of over £1 billion to support and improve bus services and keep fares affordable in England outsid...

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