Schools: Transport
Commons · Question 7204 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Anna Dixon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce (a) bus, (b) coach and (c) other transport costs for schools.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 14 Oct 2024
The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home to school travel, at the start and end of the school day. This is for chil...