Question follow-through · 44201

Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Demand responsive transport: local authority toolkit, published on 13 April 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Demand Resp

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
7 Apr 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Demand responsive transport: local authority toolkit, published on 13 April 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Demand Resp

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Apr 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 Department has funded 16 innova...

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