Question follow-through · 123553
Schools: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities such as Dorset Council in managing demand for school transport during peak holiday periods.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
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- Further Education: West Dorset · 29 May 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities such as Dorset Council in managing demand for school transport during peak holiday periods.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2026
Answer published
Local authorities are responsible for arranging home-to-school travel for eligible children. They use a mix of in-house services, passes for free travel on public transport and contracts with private operators and must ensure the arrangements they make ar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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