Community Transport: West Dorset

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Answering body

Department for Transport

Tabled

28 Aug 2026

Target answer date

2 Sept 2026

Answer

7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of providing concessionary bus passes on community transport operators in West Dorset.

2. 2 Sept 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 7 Sept 2026

   Answer published

   The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) applies on eligible local bus services as defined in concessionary travel legislation. Certain community transport services may be eligible for the scheme where they meet the relevant statutory crit...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.