A Bill to place a duty on the Government to ensure that every town with a population of more than 10,000 people has a regular bus service operating seven days a week, and that local health services, including hospitals and GP surgeries, are served by those buses; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would require the Government to ensure every town with a population over 10,000 has a regular bus service running seven days a week, and that those services directly serve local health facilities such as hospitals and GP surgeries. It also covers related measures to link transport with health services.
The Bill is at its second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move on to committee stage and further readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 29 May 2026.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.