To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.
Answered on
21 November 2024
Over the fourteen years the previous Government was in office thousands of vital bus services disappeared across the country, and local bus services were left in a shocking state.
Improving local bus services is a key part of this government’s growth mission. We will introduce a transformative Buses Bill to put the power over bus services back in the hands of local leaders, and in the Budget confirmed over £1 billion to support and improve services across England.
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Department for Transport
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