Bus Services
Commons · Question 61528 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) value for money and (b) public accountability where Local Transport Authorities choose to establish municipally owned bus operators under the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 30 Jun 2025
Repealing the ban on establishing new local authority bus companies (LABCos) will give local leaders the freedom and flexibility to establish a bus company that matches the needs of their passengers, their aims and ambitions for the network, and the avail...