Buses: Procurement
Lords · Question HL3372 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Spellar
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 9 September (HL2269), why they cannot mandate the purchase of British-built buses given that funding is being provided by the HM Treasury.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 22 Sep 2026
We are prevented from requiring that grant funding should be used to procure ‘British Built’ buses This prohibition is founded in long-standing World Trade Organization (WTO) law and also implements our commitments in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agree...