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Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the readiness of combined authorities to exercise new franchising powers under the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
19 Jun 2025
Answer
20 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the readiness of combined authorities to exercise new franchising powers under the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.

  2. 19 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    We recognise the fundamental importance of building the capacity and capability of local transport authorities to drive improvements to bus services and exercise franchising powers if they wish.The Department is working with Local Transport Authorities wh...

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