division_name: School Transport Bill
motion: <p class="" pid="a.1878.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.1878.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">I shall be brief, to allow other Members to participate in the debate. The Bill will give a small number of local authorities additional flexibilities to tackle issues surrounding what is commonly known as the school run. Twice as many children are driven to school now in comparison with 20 years ago&#8212;about 40 per cent. of primary pupils and 20 per cent. of secondary pupils. Most of those journeys cover a distance of less than two miles. In reality, the school run means falling numbers of children walking or cycling to school, with serious health implications in terms of the lack of daily exercise and the growing proportion of children who are overweight. It also means congestion in our communities and increased levels of pollution around our schools.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1886.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put,</i> That the Bill be now read the Third time:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1886.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 229, Noes 135.</p>