Buses: Electric Vehicles
Commons · Question 128196 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans are there to ensure, under the ten-year zero emission bus order pipeline, that UK based manufacturers are best placed to produce the new vehicles.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 23 Apr 2026
The Government has supported the UK bus manufacturing industry through the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel, which ran from March 2025 to March 2026. Long-term funding for local transport authorities, including through the £15.6 billion Transport for Cit...