Question follow-through · 105797
Public Transport: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve public transport provision in rural areas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve public transport provision in rural areas.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government knows how important affordable and reliable public transport services are in keeping communities connected. We introduced the Bus Services Act 2025 to put power over local bus services back into the hands of local leaders, including in rura...
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