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Question follow-through · 62375

Buses: Safety Belts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of mandating three point seatbelts to be fitted on coaches in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) other rural areas.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of mandating three point seatbelts to be fitted on coaches in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) other rural areas.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Transport is committed to improving road safety and incidents involving buses and coaches are rare – national casualty statistics indicate that they are one of the safest forms of road transport. Vehicle construction regulations are app...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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