| Heading: |
Transport: Schools and Further Education |
| Question ID: |
1815157 |
| UIN: |
61691 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5326 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Edward Morello
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Edward Morello
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support low-income families with the cost of transport to (a) school and (b) college for 16 to 18-year-olds in West Dorset constituency. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-30 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4125 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Catherine McKinnell
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| Answering Member handle: |
CMcKinnellMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@CMcKinnellMP
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| Answer text: |
The department recognises that the cost and availability of transport can present difficulties for some students, including those in rural areas. However, the responsibility for post-16 transport lies with local authorities, who have a duty to publish a t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |