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Commons · Question 61527 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department plans to issue to Local Transport Authorities on (a) identifying and (b) protecting socially necessary bus services under enhanced partnership provisions in the Bus Services (No. 2)

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 25 Jun 2025

The Department has been engaging with local transport authorities and other stakeholders to develop the relevant guidance for this measure. This will include information on identifying socially necessary local services and provide examples of the options ...