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<p>Buses will continue to have a significant role to play in connecting people, supporting
the economy and decarbonising the transport network. The Government will account for
all of this in the long-term National Bus Strategy. We are currently considering our
approach to this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also be working closely with stakeholders
in 2020 to produce the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which will set out how we intend
to tackle transport emissions, and get all road vehicles, including buses to transition
to zero-emission.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of financial support, the Prime Minister
announced in February £5 billion of funding for buses and cycling and committed to
getting 4,000 new zero-emission buses on the roads. The details of the programmes,
including how funding will be distributed, will be announced in due course. The Government
recognises the importance of this funding, not just for decarbonisation, but for supporting
the UK bus industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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