Following the Government’s introduction of the School Transport Bill to the Commons, Justine McGuinness, West Dorset’s Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson, said: “We must save free school buses, so that our children can get to school where ever they live in rural West Dorset. When this was first raised in the Queen’s speech last year I voiced my concerns. My fear is that this Bill will make it more difficult for some families and encourage more parents to drive their children to school rather than pay an extra charge.”
Justine McGuinness wrote to Charles Clarke during the consultation on the School Transport Bill to stress the likely negative impact charging would have in rural West Dorset.
She commented: “Some children in rural West Dorset simply cannot get to school without the bus. It is vital that we keep free school transport for children who live too far away to walk or cycle to school.”
