Transport: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 60184 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that reform of rural transport planning is considered alongside reform of housing planning application processes.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Jun 2025
I recognise the importance of aligning rural transport with housing and wider spatial planning ambitions. I am working closely with my counterparts in the Ministry for Housing, Communities on Local Government on this important issue. As part of our commit...