PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Public Transport: Night-time Economy (2 November 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of night-time public transport on the night-time economy.
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Answer
We have been clear through the National Bus Strategy that partnerships and franchising arrangements must deliver more comprehensive services, including those which are socially or economically necessary. As part of the Strategy the Government plans to issue new guidance on ‘socially necessary’ services, expanding the category to include ‘economically necessary’ services such as those supporting the night time economy.
Answered by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)
7 November 2022
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