West Dorset MP Chris Loder has published his detailed response to the Department for Transport’s white paper Bus Back Better, which lays out the Government’s National Bus Strategy.

When he was elected, he campaigned to sort out the ‘terrible’ bus service provided by FirstGroup in Dorset – and get proper, frequent buses to and from where people need to go.

As a member of the Transport Select Committee and following a 20-year career on the railways, Mr Loder wants to use this knowledge to get West Dorset the bus services it needs.

He said: “For too long rural buses have been an afterthought and it leaves people in more remote locations no option but to get in their car and drive. Dorset has been lacking a service which actually delivers, and I want to see Dorset getting its fair share of funding to fix this problem.”

The MP is challenging the white paper for applying urban solutions to rural problems. He said: “We have got to find innovative solutions.”

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