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Bus Services: Recruitment

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 October 2024UIN 8313

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more women to take up careers in the bus industry.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The government is committed to delivering better bus services for passengers and it is essential that we ensure the sector better represents the people that it serves. Whilst it is the responsibility of individual bus operators to ensure they can recruit and retain staff, the government would encourage operators to support more women to take up careers in the bus industry. The government supports initiatives such as Women in Bus and Coach to ensure the bus sector is uplifting female role models in engineering, driving and management, and challenging industry policies that do not meet women’s needs.

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