Bus Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
Commons · Question 69437 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with local transport authorities on the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of bus drivers.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 2 Sep 2025
The Department for Transport regularly meets with stakeholders, including local transport authorities, to discuss bus policy issues. Bus services in England are predominantly run on a commercial basis by private operators who are ultimately responsible fo...