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Business of the House

Sarah Bool Excerpts
Thursday 29th October 2026

(1 day, 18 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Campbell Portrait Sir Alan Campbell
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I want to reassure my hon. Friend that Sir Steve West remains in post as the student support champion and as chair of the taskforce, and he will continue to do so until at least the end of the current academic year. The minutes of the last meeting, held in August this year, will be published shortly, and I hope they will provide him with the update that he reasonably requests.

Sarah Bool Portrait Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire) (Con)
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Transport is a really pressing issue in rural areas such as South Northamptonshire, and the closure of the Ability bus service earlier this year has left many of my residents isolated. We need to do so much more, so could we have a debate in Government time on securing greater support for community transport?

Alan Campbell Portrait Sir Alan Campbell
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The Government are very committed to community transport, and we understand its importance for all sorts of communities, not least rural ones. The hon. Lady may want to take this up as either a Backbench Business or Adjournment debate.