Transport: Schools
2026-05-28 · Department for Education · 4524 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental impact of increased private car use by rural families resulting from school transport regulatory requirements.
Answer
Local authorities have a duty to arrange free home to school travel for eligible children - those who attend their nearest school and would be unable to walk there because of the distance, their special educational needs and disabilities or mobility probl...