Question follow-through · 52005
Public Transport: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that all communities in (a) rural and (b) semi-rural areas have access to public transport.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 13 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2025
- Answer
- 19 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that all communities in (a) rural and (b) semi-rural areas have access to public transport.
19 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 May 2025
Answer published
The government knows that integrated public transport is vital to keeping communities connected. We also know that in rural and semi-rural areas, bus services can be a lifeline for many and can be the only means of accessing services, including other mode...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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