Schools: Transport
Commons · Question 127951 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of school transport costs on families in areas outside London; and whether she has plans to review school transport policy to address region
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 21 Apr 2026
Children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, will be eligible for free travel if they attend their nearest school and would not be able to walk there because of the distance, their special educational needs, disability or mobility problem, or the safety of...