Question follow-through · 56582

Bus Services (No. 2) Bill (HL): Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Bus Services (No.2) Bill [Lords] on Wales.

answeredDepartment for Transport

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
5 Jun 2025
Answer
5 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Transport

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Bus Services (No.2) Bill [Lords] on Wales.

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Bus Services (No.2) Bill primarily applies in England only. However, a small number of measures apply to Wales.My officials are engaging with the Welsh Government to discuss the Bill’s interaction with Wales. This is in the context of the Welsh Govern...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Licences: Disqualification

19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for the DVLA to process applications from people that are reapplying for driving licenses following their disqualification (a) on medical grounds and (b) for a criminal offence.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Licences: Disqualification

19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle DVLA delays in the processing of applications for driving licenses by people who are reapplying following a disqualification.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Licences

19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support people whose driving license expires whilst waiting for the DVLA to process their application for a renewal when this impacts their employment.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

3 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh government regarding the drafting of the Railways Bill.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

15 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Welsh Government have made a formal request for the devolution of heavy rail infrastructure to Wales.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that areas in Wales that will not receive rail funding from the £445 million announced at the Spending Review 2025 receive rail investment from the UK Government.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of funding provided by the UK Government for railways in Wales.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Infrastructure

28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the relative level of per head spending on railway infrastructure in (a) Wales and (b) England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of how average journey times on railways in Wales compare to equivalent distances on the railways in (a) London and (b) the southeast of England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of UK Government rail (a) Enhancement and (b) Operations, Maintenance and Renewal spending does Wales receive.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low levels of rail enhancement funding for railways in Wales on passenger numbers in Wales.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Wales

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in pursuant to the answer to question 109355, of the £2.5 billion forecast to be spent between 2024 - 2029, how much of this is OMR spending on the Wales Route and how much is other additional costs for the Wal