Written questions

Buses: Hydrogen

Commons · Question 122128 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative costs, reliability and operational performance of hydrogen fuel-cell buses compared with battery-electric buses; what analysis has been undertaken of h

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Mar 2026

Buses are procured directly by bus operators or local transport authorities (LTAs) who would make an assessment on the type of zero emission bus (ZEB) to purchase and deploy. The Government’s approach to ZEB competitions has been technology neutral. LTAs ...