Through the UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership, we are committed to supporting Nigeria to improve security across the country and protect human rights. This includes supporting the Armed Forces of Nigeria to build their capacity to counter internal and regional security threats, which continue to take a significant toll on civilians. Our engagement aims to ensure an integrated civilian and military approach to these challenges. UK Defence training will always stress the need to respect International Law and the importance of adhering to international standards, including human rights and human security to protect religious minorities and vulnerable groups.<\/p>
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More than 5,200 buses have been funded across the UK since February 2020, with UK bus manufacturers supporting many of these. UK manufacturers have grown substantially in recent years as a result of their success in securing orders supported by £460 million of dedicated zero emission bus funding.<\/p>
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A breakdown of how much grant funding has been spent on UK-made ZEBs is unavailable. Of the approximately 1,300 ZEBs funded through the ZEBRA 1 programme, over 800 of these buses will be manufactured by UK bus manufacturers Wrightbus and Alexander Dennis. We look forward to UK manufacturers securing more orders through the recently announced ZEBRA 2 funding.<\/p>
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The following tables present information on the number of ZEBs funded and ordered through the ZEBRA programmes and the projects\u2019 bus manufacturer by local transport authority. ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain, therefore the below table outlines bus manufacturer\u2019s location rather than country of origin. The numbers in this table are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore indicative and subject to change.<\/p>
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Local Transport Authority<\/p><\/td> | Number of buses funded<\/p><\/td> | Number of buses ordered<\/p><\/td> | Bus manufacturer\u202f& Location<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blackpool Council<\/p><\/td> | 90<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City of York Council<\/p><\/td> | 53<\/p><\/td> | 53<\/p><\/td> | Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater Manchester Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> | 170<\/p><\/td> | 170<\/p><\/td> | Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hertfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> | 27<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent County Council<\/p><\/td> | 33<\/p><\/td> | 33<\/p><\/td> | 5 \u2013 Volvo (Sweden) \u202f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leicester City Council<\/p><\/td> | 116<\/p><\/td> | 116<\/p><\/td> | 110 \u2013 Wrightbus\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk County Council<\/p><\/td> | 70<\/p><\/td> | 70<\/p><\/td> | Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Yorkshire County Council<\/p><\/td> | 39<\/p><\/td> | 39<\/p><\/td> | 20 \u2013 EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) 19 \u2013 Alexander Dennis Ltd\u202f\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nottingham City Council<\/p><\/td> | 62<\/p><\/td> | 48<\/p><\/td> | 48 - Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) \u202f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oxfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> | 159<\/p><\/td> | 159<\/p><\/td> | 104 - Wrightbus (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council<\/p><\/td> | 62<\/p><\/td> | 62<\/p><\/td> | Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> | 27<\/p><\/td> | 27<\/p><\/td> | 4 \u2013 Alexander Dennis Ltd\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington Borough Council<\/p><\/td> | 105<\/p><\/td> | 105<\/p><\/td> | Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Midlands Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> | 124<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> | 146<\/p><\/td> | 146<\/p><\/td> | 131 \u2013 Wrightbus (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
\u202f<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,308<\/p><\/td> 1,053<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> ZEBRA 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local Transport Authority<\/p><\/td> Number of buses funded<\/p><\/td> Number of buses ordered<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer\u202f& Location<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brighton and Hove City Council<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall Council<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon County Council<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Essex County Council<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gloucestershire County Council<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hull City and East Riding of Yorkshire Council<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Isle of Wight Council<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicestershire County Council<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool City Region Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Somerset Council<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottinghamshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth City Council<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading Borough Council<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Somerset Council<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey County Council<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tees Valley Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Torbay Council<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Transport North East<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warwickshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Northamptonshire Council<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West of England Mayoral Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Sussex County Council<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire Council<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717837/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " More than 5,200 buses have been funded across the UK since February 2020, with UK bus manufacturers supporting many of these. UK manufacturers have grown substantially in recent years as a result of their success in securing orders supported by £460 million of dedicated zero emission bus funding.<\/p> <\/p> A breakdown of how much grant funding has been spent on UK-made ZEBs is unavailable. Of the approximately 1,300 ZEBs funded through the ZEBRA 1 programme, over 800 of these buses will be manufactured by UK bus manufacturers Wrightbus and Alexander Dennis. We look forward to UK manufacturers securing more orders through the recently announced ZEBRA 2 funding.<\/p> <\/p> The following tables present information on the number of ZEBs funded and ordered through the ZEBRA programmes and the projects\u2019 bus manufacturer by local transport authority. ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain, therefore the below table outlines bus manufacturer\u2019s location rather than country of origin. The numbers in this table are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore indicative and subject to change.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> ZEBRA 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local Transport Authority<\/p><\/td> Number of buses funded<\/p><\/td> Number of buses ordered<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer\u202f& Location<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool Council<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> City of York Council<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greater Manchester Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hertfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent County Council<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 5 \u2013 Volvo (Sweden) \u202f Leicester City Council<\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td> 110 \u2013 Wrightbus\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f Norfolk County Council<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Yorkshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 20 \u2013 EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) 19 \u2013 Alexander Dennis Ltd\u202f\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham City Council<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 48 - Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) \u202f Oxfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td> 104 - Wrightbus (UK) Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 4 \u2013 Alexander Dennis Ltd\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f Warrington Borough Council<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 124<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 131 \u2013 Wrightbus (UK) \u202f<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,308<\/p><\/td> 1,053<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> ZEBRA 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local Transport Authority<\/p><\/td> Number of buses funded<\/p><\/td> Number of buses ordered<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer\u202f& Location<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brighton and Hove City Council<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall Council<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon County Council<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Essex County Council<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gloucestershire County Council<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hull City and East Riding of Yorkshire Council<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Isle of Wight Council<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicestershire County Council<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool City Region Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Somerset Council<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottinghamshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth City Council<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading Borough Council<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Somerset Council<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey County Council<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tees Valley Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Torbay Council<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Transport North East<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warwickshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Northamptonshire Council<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West of England Mayoral Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Sussex County Council<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire Council<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to buy new zero-emission buses through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Area schemes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717838", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717838/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " More than 5,200 buses have been funded across the UK since February 2020, with UK bus manufacturers supporting many of these. UK manufacturers have grown substantially in recent years as a result of their success in securing orders supported by £460 million of dedicated zero emission bus funding.<\/p> <\/p> A breakdown of how much grant funding has been spent on UK-made ZEBs is unavailable. Of the approximately 1,300 ZEBs funded through the ZEBRA 1 programme, over 800 of these buses will be manufactured by UK bus manufacturers Wrightbus and Alexander Dennis. We look forward to UK manufacturers securing more orders through the recently announced ZEBRA 2 funding.<\/p> <\/p> The following tables present information on the number of ZEBs funded and ordered through the ZEBRA programmes and the projects\u2019 bus manufacturer by local transport authority. ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain, therefore the below table outlines bus manufacturer\u2019s location rather than country of origin. The numbers in this table are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore indicative and subject to change.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> ZEBRA 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local Transport Authority<\/p><\/td> Number of buses funded<\/p><\/td> Number of buses ordered<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer\u202f& Location<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool Council<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> City of York Council<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greater Manchester Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hertfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent County Council<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 5 \u2013 Volvo (Sweden) \u202f Leicester City Council<\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td> 110 \u2013 Wrightbus\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f Norfolk County Council<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Yorkshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 20 \u2013 EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) 19 \u2013 Alexander Dennis Ltd\u202f\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham City Council<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 48 - Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) \u202f Oxfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td> 104 - Wrightbus (UK) Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 4 \u2013 Alexander Dennis Ltd\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f Warrington Borough Council<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 124<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 131 \u2013 Wrightbus (UK) \u202f<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,308<\/p><\/td> 1,053<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> ZEBRA 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local Transport Authority<\/p><\/td> Number of buses funded<\/p><\/td> Number of buses ordered<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer\u202f& Location<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brighton and Hove City Council<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall Council<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon County Council<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Essex County Council<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gloucestershire County Council<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hull City and East Riding of Yorkshire Council<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Isle of Wight Council<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicestershire County Council<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool City Region Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Somerset Council<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottinghamshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth City Council<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading Borough Council<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Somerset Council<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey County Council<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tees Valley Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Torbay Council<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Transport North East<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warwickshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Northamptonshire Council<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West of England Mayoral Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Sussex County Council<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire Council<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of the buses funded through Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (a) 1 and (b) 2 schemes are (i) UK and (ii) non-UK-made, broken down by country of origin; and how much Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas funding has been spent on UK-made zero-emission buses as of 14 May 2024.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717465", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717465/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " HM Government is committed to defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all and promoting respect and tolerance.<\/p> Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon discussed human rights, including FoRB, with the Government of India, leaders of faith groups and others during his visit to India in May 2023. FoRB was also among the issues discussed during his visit to India in February 2024.<\/p> The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions across India consistently monitor human rights in the country, regularly engage with civil society and religious representatives, and have run projects supporting human rights.<\/p> India is a multi-faith, multi ethnic democracy and remains among the most religiously diverse societies in the world.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) promote and (b) protect religious minority rights in India.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ian Paisley"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1715649/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Almost 17.7 million people in Sudan (37 percent of the population) are thought to be experiencing acute food insecurity. This is likely to worsen in the coming months. On 15 March, UN OCHA released a White Note formally warning of the risk of conflict-induced famine. The number of people in emergency (IPC 4) levels of hunger is now expected to increase across Greater Darfur, Greater Kordofan, and in some areas of eastern Sudan; and some households are expected to face famine (IPC 5) in parts of West Darfur, Khartoum, and among displaced populations in Greater Darfur. In 2024/2025, UK ODA to Sudan will nearly double to £89 million, including funding to UNICEF, which will provide emergency and life-saving food assistance to support people particularly in hard-to reach areas in Sudan, including nutrition, water and hygiene services for 500,000 children under 5. The UK will also be working with the World Food Programme to assist in the provision of assorted food commodities to people in Sudan. The UK continues to push for improved humanitarian access into and within Sudan to assist people who are hungry.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date it became her Department's policy that free schools should only be (a) university technical colleges and (b) studio schools; for what reason this is her Department's policy; and for what reason local authorities have to be named in a bid to open an academy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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