| Heading: |
Bus Services: Franchises |
| Question ID: |
1813508 |
| UIN: |
60504 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4358 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Wendy Morton
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| Asking Member handle: |
morton_wendy
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@morton_wendy
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the readiness of combined authorities to exercise new franchising powers under the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-20 |
| 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: |
We recognise the fundamental importance of building the capacity and capability of local transport authorities to drive improvements to bus services and exercise franchising powers if they wish.The Department is working with Local Transport Authorities wh... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |