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Buses: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 60584 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses were ordered from British bus manufacturers with (a) full and (b) partial financial support from (i) the Government and (ii) devolved English authorities between 2011 and 2025.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 25 Jun 2025

HMG does not hold specific data on buses ordered by devolved English authorities during the period between 2011 and 2025. However, it is estimated that since 2011, approximately 1,494 buses were ordered from UK-based bus manufacturers with full or partial...