Question follow-through · 64097

Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local leaders work across county borders to ensure the (a) development and (b) sustainability of cross-border public transport services.

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
3 Jul 2025
Answer
7 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local leaders work across county borders to ensure the (a) development and (b) sustainability of cross-border public transport services.

  2. 3 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    With regard to bus services, Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) already work closely together when tendering routes that cross shared boundaries, and in delivering their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIP). There are also requirements set out in the Tran...

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