| Heading: |
Bus Services: Homelessness |
| Question ID: |
1746963 |
| UIN: |
17867 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4667 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mike Amesbury
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| Asking Member handle: |
MikeAmesburymp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@MikeAmesburymp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering free bus travel for homeless (a) children and (b) adults living in temporary accommodation. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
Local authorities have responsibility for support for homeless people in their areas and are best placed to assess the needs of their communities. At the Budget, the government confirmed over £1 billion in funding to improve services, protect vital routes... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |