Question follow-through · 1257
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms her Department will use to monitor whether local transport authorities are complying with the expectation to recognise and plan for the role of coach services within their transport strategies,
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms her Department will use to monitor whether local transport authorities are complying with the expectation to recognise and plan for the role of coach services within their transport strategies,
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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22 May 2026
Answer published
The Local Transport Plan guidance and “Better Connected” strategy set out what local authorities should consider in developing their Local Transport Plans.The Department will not routinely review Local Transport Plans. It is for the authorities to decide...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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