Rejected petition Reinstate the TW8 bus to Tunbridge Wells so rural children can get to school

Assess how the government funding for school transport is being used and liaise with Kent County Council to ensure that children from rural communities are able to access public transport to school.

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At the moment, as a direct result of the changes, there are significantly more people having to drive increasing both traffic and air pollution.
The bus routes that have remained in place are now overcrowded and dangerous and cannot always be accessed meshing children (who have paid a significant amount of money for a pass) stranded.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Decisions about local transport are a matter for individual local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Fund free public transport for all children in England under the age of 18: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555173

Give school students free public transport to school: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301962

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 29 September 2022
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