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Nov 2022
80 bus services in North Yorkshire under threat, says Harrogate district MP
A Conservative MP whose constituency includes parts of the Harrogate district has said 80 bus services in North Yorkshire are under threat.
Nigel Adams, who represents Selby and Ainsty, revealed the number during Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament today.
Mr Adams, whose constituency includes Spofforth and Follifoot, told Rishi Sunak that last month bus operator Arriva stopped the only bus between Selby and Doncaster, leaving 40 Selby College students having to find alternative transport at short notice.
He added:
Mr Adams said fellow North Yorkshire MP Mr Sunak, who represents Richmond, knew how "crucial" bus services were.
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The Prime Minister replied:
Buses on a cliff edge?
Today's comments by Mr Adams will fuel concerns about the future of many rural bus services in the Harrogate district.
Last week Cllr Keane Duncan, executive member for highways and transportation at North Yorkshire County Council, said the county’s bus network was “facing a really grave situation”.
He added:
Liberal Democrat councillor for Pateley Bridge, Andrew Murday, said residents of his division faced having just two services a day to Harrogate.
He said:
Seven months ago the government rejected the council's bid for a £116m share of Boris Johnson’s high-profile Bus Back Better initiative, saying the local authority’s plans lacked ambition.
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