Question follow-through · 96899

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local bus routes ceased operating in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
8 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local bus routes ceased operating in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Answer published

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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