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Transport: Oswestry

Asked by Helen MorganLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 September 2024UIN 4060

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport links in Oswestry.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

This Government is committed to ensuring that people have access to transport and transport infrastructure that enables them to travel to the destinations they want to reach and meets their needs. As my Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor has set out, decisions must be made based on the assessment of the spending inheritance from the previous Government. The Department has ambitious plans for improving transport connectivity, including through the Buses Bill. The Bill aims to deliver the government’s plan for improving the bus network and ending the postcode lottery. This plan includes providing more control and flexibility over bus funding, giving local leaders the freedom to take decisions to deliver their local transport priorities, and removing the ban on the creation of new municipal bus companies.

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