Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 20 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 66 members in total.

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SCHOOL BUS PROVISION

That this House calls on the Government to scrap plans to end free school transport for children travelling more than three miles to school or two miles for those under eight; believes that the Government's plans would add more cars to already congested roads and undermine children's right to a free education; notes that by charging all but a minority of children for their bus travel the plans will end the entitlement to free access to school for up to 600,000 pupils; notes that the plans have the potential to increase school run traffic by 18 per cent., adding an additional 200,000 cars on the school run; and calls on the Government to save our school buses.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1008 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Bus services Schools Transport

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk