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Bus Services: Schools

Asked by Jerome MayhewConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 November 2024UIN 15528

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) employees working in the private school bus services sector and (b) privately contracted buses used by local authorities for school bus services.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport does not hold specific data on the number of employees working in the private school bus services sector, or on the number of privately contracted buses used by local authorities for school bus services. Local authorities are responsible for arranging and managing these contracts, and they are best placed to provide information about the services they commission.

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