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After listening to the Greener Journeys panel debate the importance of the bus in UK workforce and economy, the audience take their opportunity to ask questions about the Buses and Economic Growth report.

People living in London are heavily dependent on the bus network and research shows that the transport mode is providing easy access to a better quality of work.

People living in London are heavily dependent on the bus network and research shows that the transport mode is providing easy access to a better quality of work.

People will understand the social and environmental aspects of the bus, but it is important to stress the economic impact that this transport mode delivers for the economy, says Go-Ahead's David Brown.

The bus plays an important role in oiling the wheels of the economy and can help facilitate UK economy recovery, says Claire Haigh of Greener Journeys.

With more than five billion bus journeys made in the UK each year, the bus is the backbone of the public transport network. A new report reveals over 50% of students depend on the bus to get to their education or training. The UK's leading bus companies have today committed to a discounted travel scheme to help the one million unemployed young people get access to jobs and training.