Written questions

Bus Services: Dorset

Commons · Question 45401 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the recent £2 million Bus Service Improvement Plan funding allocated to Dorset Council is effectively utilised to enhance bus services in underserved rural com

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 22 Apr 2025

The Government is committed to seeing better, more reliable bus services delivered right across England, including in West Dorset and other rural communities. Local transport authorities are encouraged to use funding for Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSI...