Safety on public transport
There have been reports of increasing incidents on public transport threatening the safety of both passengers and staff.
Documents to download
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General debate on Local Bus Drivers’ Working Hours (173KB PDF)
Further information
The laws on bus driver working hours are putting lives at risk, Matt Western MP, Left Foot Forward, 9 May 2019
Bus drivers’ hours:RMT Circular No: NP/033/19, RMT union, 20 February 2019
Bus Drivers (Working Hours on Local Routes), Ten Minute Rule Bill First Reading, 13 February 2019
Bus firm calls for age discrimination law change after crash involving 77 year old driver which killed two, Daily Telegraph, 27 November 2018
See also recent parliamentary material on bus services and working hours from the Parliamentary Search database
Documents to download
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General debate on Local Bus Drivers’ Working Hours (173KB PDF)
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