Question follow-through · 67918
Bus Services: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the financial (a) risk and (b) cost to councils of controlling bus franchising.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the financial (a) risk and (b) cost to councils of controlling bus franchising.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jul 2025
Answer published
As part of the bus franchising process, local transport authorities (LTAs) must develop a robust assessment of all elements of a move to franchising. This assessment requires LTAs to demonstrate a financial and economic case for franchising in their area ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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