Question follow-through · 73929

Department for Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps their Department is taking to implement the guidance entitled The government’s approach to rural proofing 2025, published on 15 May 2025.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps their Department is taking to implement the guidance entitled The government’s approach to rural proofing 2025, published on 15 May 2025.

  2. 3 Sept 2025

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  3. 8 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that different areas have different characteristics and needs for their local bus network. The Government has committed to delivering better buses, including in rural areas, and reforming bus funding to create a fairer and simple...

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