Annette Brooke
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(11 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Speaker
The patience and politeness of the hon. Lady are now rewarded: I call Annette Brooke.
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD)
Support for bus travel is not available to my constituents in sixth forms or similar in rural Dorset—a problem added to when they now stay on for an extra year—which is placing a great burden on hard-working parents. Will the Secretary of State discuss that issue with Ministers in the Department for Transport?
Matthew Hancock
I have received representations from the hon. Lady on that issue. Ensuring that the costs of transport are represented in the bursaries available to young people is an important issue that we are looking at closely. I will ensure that the right representations are made to the Department for Transport, and I am happy to meet her to take that forward.