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Bus Services: Standards

Commons · Question 24967 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her department is taking to ensure national bus operators meet their contractual obligations.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 7 Sep 2026

For bus services which are run under contract to local authorities, the local authority is responsible for enforcing those contracts.Bus services which are run on a commercial basis are not subject to a contract but are subject to regulation by the Traffi...