Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that not-for-profit community bus services are not treated as commercial operators under the proposed changes to sections 19 and 22 of the Transport Act 1985.
Departmental officials are analysing the responses to the Government’s consultation about how EU Regulation 1071/2009 applies to not-for-profit community transport operators. The Government’s response will be published in due course.