§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made as to the reasons for parents(a) choosing to take their children to school by car and (b) sending them on public transport. [51248]
§ Mr. ByersResearch commissioned by my Department and other organisations has shown that the main reasons for driving children to/from school are security and safety, time, children's preference, linked school and work journeys, habit and cost.