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HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI thank the right hon. Member for his extensive intervention. Every single local transport authority in the country has the ability to go above and beyond the ENCTS. In fact,…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI recognise what the hon. Member is saying, and I will go on to outline some of the other areas where the Government are helping. Improving accessibility is central to our…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesUnder the previous Government, up to 50 stations were funded, with feasibility studies under the Access for All programme. I do not know whether the hon. Member’s station is part…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI reiterate that every single local transport authority in the country has the ability to go above and beyond—10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI will not give way again to the hon. Lady. Every single local transport authority in the country has the ability to go above and beyond the ENCTS statutory obligations. Every…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesAs I mentioned earlier, under the bus services Bill, local authorities will be tasked with producing a bus network accessibility plan—assessing bus networks in their area and…10 Jul 2025HANSARDTransportDuring the passage of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill in the other place, we committed to writing to all local transport authorities asking them to pause the installation of a…09 Jul 2025HANSARDTransportDuring the passage of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill in the other place, we committed to writing to all local transport authorities asking them to pause the installation of a…09 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)Clause 39 would require the Secretary of State to implement a vision zero programme in the bus sector, with the aim of eliminating serious injuries in the course of bus…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I have already explained the Government’s position on the bus fare cap. It ensures that passengers up and down the country have access to affordable bus fares and, through those,…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)Clause 38 places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to conduct a review, within two years of the Bill’s enactment, on the level of bus services being provided to villages…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)If I may, I want to put on record my thanks to you, Dame Siobhain, and the other Chairs of the Committee over the past couple of weeks. I also want to thank the Clerks, who have…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)New clause 9, tabled by the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion, seeks to require the Secretary of State to conduct a review of bus use by children, or those under 18, to consider…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I will write to the hon. Gentleman to give him some further details about those points, if that will suffice. Amendment 76 agreed to. Clause 33, as amended, ordered to stand part…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)The clause requires bus operators that are contracted to operate a franchising scheme or enhanced partnership to record data about all assaults and violent behaviour that have…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I thank Committee members for their thoughts on the vision zero programme. My noble Friend the Minister for Rail noted in the other place that the Government are “sympathetic to…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)Poor performance by operators delivering franchised services is properly managed through the franchising contracts themselves. The Department’s franchising guidance clearly states…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)We will have to agree to disagree on that, I am afraid. Amendment 41 seeks to extend the Secretary of State’s power to give guidance, including for the purpose of enabling…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)New clauses 5 and 44 seek to require local authorities to ensure that local bus operators are providing their drivers with access to CIRAS. The Government are deeply concerned…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Members for Wimbledon, for North Norfolk, for South Devon and for Didcot and Wantage for tabling amendment 61, which seeks to include domestic abuse, as defined…03 Jul 2025