What guidance it issues on the maximum distance primary schoolchildren should travel from home to school each day.

Answered Asked by David Mundell Con Lodged 6 Dec 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it issues on the maximum distance primary schoolchildren should travel from home to school each day.

The answer

Answered by Nicol Stephen on 20 Dec 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Executive has issued no guidance on maximum distances for home to school travel. Under provisions in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, education authorities provide free school transport for pupils attending their designated school where that school is beyond a certain distance from home.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-20718 by reference.