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<p>The government set out its plans for funding for local roads and bus services in
England, in the Spending Review 2015. Funding for these matters is devolved in Scotland.</p><p>
</p><p>The government is providing nearly £5 billion of funding for local roads maintenance
in England during this Spending Review period, a £300 million increase compared to
the previous Parliament. This is in addition to a planned £15 billion upgrade to England’s
motorways and major A roads, the largest investment in a generation.</p><p> </p><p>On
buses, the government provided £250 million last year to bus operators in England
through the Bus Service Operators Grant, and has committed to continue providing this
support. And we remain committed to funding almost £1 billion of local authority spending
on the concessionary travel entitlement every year.</p>
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