Written question WQ100729
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What action is the Welsh Government taking to mitigate the impact on providers of home-to-school transport of the increase in fuel costs in recent months?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Transport (Mark Hooper)
The Welsh Government recognises that operating costs, including fuel prices, can affect the cost of delivering learner travel services for transport operators and local authorities.
Local authorities are responsible for the delivery of learner travel arrangements and use core funding received through the annual local government revenue settlement, as well as their own resources, to support these services.
We continue to monitor the situation closely and engage regularly with local authorities, transport operators and their representative bodies and relevant UK Government departments on the pressures affecting service delivery and sustainability.