§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what discussions he has had with local education authorities and his ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education and Employment about the contribution that school buses can make to reducing traffic congestion. [106164]
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§ Mr. HillCongestion caused by the "school run" is one of the issues considered by the School Travel Advisory Group (STAG). The first report from STAG was presented to me and to colleagues in the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Health on 13 January. A copy of the report and the Government response have been placed in the Library of the House. As recommended by STAG, we have commissioned consultants to identify and analyse examples of good practice in promoting bus use for travel to school and to produce a guide to best practice.