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759829

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) officials, (b) other staff and (c) contracted workers in his Department are working on buses policy.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	10123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Buses and Taxi's division has 27 officials who work full-time or part-time on bus policies. The team does not employ any private contractors. Other officials elsewhere in the Department also spend some of their time working on analytical, policy, communications and other issues that are related to bus policies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2017 12:36:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1401792

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of bus users that earned under £25,000 per year in each year from 2017 to 2022 as of 11 January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	101790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>According to the National Travel Survey covering households in England, the proportion of bus users who fall into different individual income brackets is as shown in the following table below. Data for 2021 and 2022 will be available in summer 2022 and summer 2023 respectively.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Less than £25,000</p></td><td><p>£25,000 to £49,999</p></td><td><p>£50,000 and over</p></td><td><p>Unweighted sample size (individuals)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>8533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>8268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>8054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>2645</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures above refer only to bus users aged 16 and older as individual income information is not held for children.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 14/01/2022 14:14:22 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1242598

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the National Bus Strategy; and when those discussions took place.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	102046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department will be working closely with colleagues from across Government on the National Bus Strategy, which is currently under development and which we are aiming to publish by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/10/2020 13:31:36 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1402741

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the UK bus and coach industry.
	tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Goodwill
	uin	103535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic, an unprecedented level of support has been provided to the bus sector. Initially, over £1.5bn in emergency support was provided to operators and Local Transport Authorities through the Coronavirus Bus Service Support Grant.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the ongoing financial challenges faced by the sector as passengers return, the Government has provided an additional £226.5m in recovery support through the Bus Recovery Grant. This scheme will run between September 2021 and April 2022.</p><p>For the coach industry, the Government has announced a range of measures available to support UK businesses, including coach operators, such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough), loan schemes and grant funding.</p><p> </p><p>On 25 March 2021, the Government announced a new Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) of £1.5 billion, available to support those businesses affected by the pandemic but that are ineligible for existing support linked to business rates. While this funding is allocated at local authorities’ discretion, the Government has issued guidance to councils encouraging them to consider tour operators among the businesses eligible for support. Coach operators should contact their local authorities for more information.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to engage with stakeholders from both sectors to understand the challenges faced and support recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/01/2022 17:03:22 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1403414

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure local authorities have the (a) finances and (b) infrastructure to support high-quality bus services.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	105365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>At the Budget we announced £1.2 billion of new dedicated funding for bus transformation deals, which will support both infrastructure and service improvements, and £525m to deliver zero emission buses. Over £500m from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements will directly fund bus infrastructure. We will announce details of how that funding will be allocated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/01/2022 09:40:21 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

765564

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish guidance for local and regional transport authorities on the implementation of the Bus Services Act 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	105843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department plans to publish the guidance this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 15:18:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1683680

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to maintain bus services.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	10638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has announced over £4.5 billion to support and improve bus services since 2020. This includes £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding to maintain services during the pandemic; over £1 billion allocated in 2022 to help local transport authorities deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans; a further £1 billion redirected from HS2 to improve bus services in the North and the Midlands as part of Network North; £300 million in ongoing funding to support and improve services until April 2025; and nearly £600 million to cap single bus fares at £2 from 1 January 2023 until the end of 2024.</p><p>From the further £1 billion redirected from HS2, City of York council has been allocated £1.153m as a first instalment, for 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also makes around £260 million available every year to bus operators and local authorities through the Bus Service Operators Grant to help run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation. £42 million of this funding goes to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/01/2024 12:29:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1404908

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of municipal ownership of buses to improve bus service provision especially for night time and off-peak services.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	108612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to issuing a Call for Evidence on whether there is a need to reverse the current prohibition on the establishment of new municipally-owned bus operators. It will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/01/2022 15:54:30 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1551840

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the length of funding application windows for Bus companies; and what assessment he has made of the impact of that length on the ability of bus companies to carry out full and proper consultations with residents about the viability of bus routes.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	110698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>We regularly discuss bus funding with HMT and factor in the deadlines set by the Office of Traffic Commissioner for service registration when making decisions relating to funding for bus services. The statutory service registration period is set to ensure that proper consultation on bus routes is able to take place with residents and local authorities. The Department also engages with key industry representatives in the bus sector regularly to ensure their views are taken into consideration when taking bus funding decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 20/12/2022 14:20:36 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

785018

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the statistical release Annual Bus Services: England 2015-16, if he will set out bus mileage figures for (a) local authority supported services and (b) commercial services for each NUTS 1 region in England in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	111666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The attached tables give bus mileage on local bus services split by region and service type ((a) local authority supported services and (b) commercial services) for the years 2009/10 to 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/11/2017 16:53:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name 111666 - Tables giving bus mileage on local bus services.xlsx title Tables giving bus mileage on local bus services
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson