Question follow-through · 96036
Bus Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of older people in rural areas who rely solely on bus services for travel.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 1 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 3 Dec 2025 · 2 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of older people in rural areas who rely solely on bus services for travel.
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2025
Answer published
This Government knows that bus services can be a lifeline for many in rural areas and can be the only means of accessing essential services. Action is being taken to help improve local bus services across the country through the Bus Services Act 2025 whic...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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