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Morgan of Cotes, Baroness
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Westminster Hall adjournment debate on school transport.
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on school transport.
Lead member
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Answering member
Tim Loughton
Department
Department for Education
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Bus services; Concessions; Transport; Safety; Walking; Maintained schools
Date
10 January 2012
Reference
538 c58-68WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons
Leicestershire county council is currently reviewing the availability of school walking routes, including the one to Humphrey Perkins high school from Sileby to Barrow in my constituency. The county council considers that route to be reasonably safe, but the head teacher, the parents, the pupils and I do not. Will the Minister tell me the Government's view on when safety becomes more important than the simple availability of a route?
Leicestershire county council is currently reviewing the availability of school walking routes, including the one to Humphrey Perkins high school from Sileby to Barrow in my constituency. The county council considers that route to be reasonably safe, but the head teacher, the parents, the pupils and I do not. Will the Minister tell me the Government's view on when safety becomes more important than the simple availability of a route?
Asked by
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 November 2011
I am aware of my hon. Friend's interest in this issue. I recently met the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Norman Baker), with another hon. Member and one of his councillors who were raising the same point. I simply point out to my hon. Friend—I am very sympathetic to this point—that local authorities are under a duty to make travel arrangements where the nature of the route to school is such that the child cannot be reasonably expected to walk in reasonable safety. Councils should not be re-designating roads without having done a safety check, and we should be asking some questions.
Subjects
Schools; Walking
Date
21 November 2011
Reference
536 c18
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
(Conservative)
Answered by
Tim Loughton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 November 2011
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
Schools; Walking
Date
21 November 2011
Reference
81746; 536 c18
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons