Question follow-through · 71479

Motability: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on taking into account the provision of Motability Scheme transport to parents when considering requests for the provision of home to school trans

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Oct 2025 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on taking into account the provision of Motability Scheme transport to parents when considering requests for the provision of home to school trans

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The department issues statutory guidance for local authorities on travel to school for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16. This explains that a child’s eligibility for free travel is not affected by any further benefits or allowances a parent may ...

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Expenditure

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