| Heading: |
Bus Services: Rural Areas |
| Question ID: |
1818236 |
| UIN: |
64096 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4781 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Luke Evans
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| Asking Member handle: |
drlukeevans
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@drlukeevans
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of demand responsive travel in rural areas in (a) the UK and (b) Leicestershire. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
The government believes demand responsive transport (DRT) has an important role to play in ensuring communities can access transport services in areas where more traditional, regular stopping services may not be viable. The Department has funded 17 innova... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |