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Bus Services

Commons · Question 71353 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local authorities to maintain bus routes with low commercial viability.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 8 Sep 2025

The Government is committed to delivering better buses throughout the country and wants to see an end to the decline in bus services we have seen in recent years. The Government introduced the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambiti...