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Alex Mayer

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Point of Order
Thursday 11th September 2025

(1 day, 15 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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I will meet the hon. Member.

Alex Mayer Portrait Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) (Lab)
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T9. Does the Minister agree that extending the Dunstable-Luton busway on to Leighton Buzzard and then Bletchley would be a real boon to more fully link the area into the Oxford-Cambridge growth area?

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Responsibility for local transport is devolved to local authorities, which are responsible for the operation of their networks, including the extension of busways. The Government are committed to the Ox-Cam growth corridor. Lord Vallance has been tasked with exploring options on how best to deliver economic growth in that area.

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