Burnley MP speaks in Parliament about the axing of the hospital bus

Burnley MP Oliver Ryan speaks in Parliament about the axing of the hospital shuttle bus.

Transcript

00:00I'm deeply concerned about a local decision by a hospital trust to cut the hospital bus

00:09route between Burnley Hospital and Urgent Care Centre and Blackburn Hospital, which

00:13is a huge loss to staff and patients. Will she join me in calling on transport operators,

00:17the County Council, East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, Blackburn Council and others to get

00:21round the table, find a solution, save our shuttle bus and keep this vital service running?

00:26Well, shuttle buses, as he describes in his constituency, especially those that go to

00:33hospitals and other local services, are absolutely vital. For too long, local areas, local communities

00:40have not had a say in the local bus routes that they need to operate in their area. That's

00:45why we've brought forward the bus bill that is currently making its way through the other

00:50house, which will ensure that his constituents have more of a say over the bus routes in

00:55their area.

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