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Written question asked by Mark Pritchard (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 July 2022. It was answered by Karl McCartney (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 July 2022 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Public Transport: Rural Areas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take into account the impact of reduced public transport in (a) The Wrekin and (b) other rural areas on levels of (i) rural peripherality and (ii) socio-economic deprivation as part of his assessment of (A) the Telford and Wrekin Sustainable Transport Package and (B) other integrated transport bids.

Answer

When assessing bids for local transport projects, the Department considers a range of factors including alignment to strategic priorities, local context, deliverability, as well as financial, economic and commercial cases.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
39787
Session
2022-23
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Disadvantaged Public transport Rural areas
Link
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