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Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of international best practice in connecting areas of high unemployment to major employment hubs via public transport.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 24 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 29 Jun 2026
Answer: 29 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of international best practice in connecting areas of high unemployment to major employment hubs via public transport.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jun 2026
Answer published
In 2024, the Department co‑hosted an event at the International Transport Forum Summit on improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, particularly in areas of high unemployment, and on aligning transport planning to support access to employment oppo...

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