Written questions

Public Transport: Greater Manchester

Commons · Question 78514 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the Bee Network’s 2025-26 operating budget is funded by (a) the national grant, (b) local contributions, and (c) passenger revenues.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Oct 2025

We are supporting Greater Manchester to maintain and improve bus services in the Bee Network with £66.4m of Local Authority Bus Grant funding in 2025-26. The overall operating budget for the Bee Network, including the breakdown between national grant, loc...