§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list(a) those local education authorities providing free transport to school and (b) those charging for all journeys of over three miles; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthAll local education authorites have a statutory duty to provide or arrange free of charge the transport which they consider necessary for a pupil's school attendance. But since LEAs have discretion to consider each case on its merits, information is not collected centrally.