Public Transport: Finance
Commons · Question 7743 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing five-year funding settlements for (a) local transport and (b) bus service improvement plans.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 14 Oct 2024
This government is committed to providing greater stability to local government by giving councils multi-year funding settlements and ending wasteful competitive bidding. Improving bus services is a key part of this Government’s growth mission, and the go...