Written questions

Bus Services: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 38592 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 20 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, how much and what proportion of the £1 billion additional funding for buses will be spent on the

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Mar 2025

The £1 billion of funding for buses awarded as part of the Budget includes £712 million allocated to local authorities to support and improve bus services. Local authorities can use this funding however they wish to improve bus services for passengers. In...