Further Education: Bus Services
Commons · Question 18842 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing ring-fenced funding to post-16 colleges to fund bus transport for students.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 19 Dec 2024
The department recognises that the cost and availability of public transport can be an issue for some 16 to 19-year-olds when travelling to their college or sixth form.It is the responsibility of local authorities to put in place transport arrangements to...