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Bus Services: Northern Ireland

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10081

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure on school bus services fin rural areas.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

School bus services in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive. My department regularly engages with colleagues in the Department for Infrastructure to discuss matters of mutual interest.

Policy responsibility for home to school transport within England is the responsibility of the Department for Education.

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