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This Government has invested £410m into the Zero Emission Bus programmes since 2020, which has funded over <\/p> The Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) 1 programme was launched in 2021 and awarded £270m funding to 16 local transport authorities (LTAs) in England (outside of London).<\/p> <\/p> ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain; the below table outlines bus manufacturer\u2019s location. 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> ZEBRA 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local Transport Authority<\/p><\/td> Number of buses on the road<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer\u202f& Location<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool Council<\/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> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> City of York Council<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greater Manchester Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hertfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent County Council<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Volvo (Sweden) \u202f Leicester City Council<\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td> 110 \u2013 Wrightbus\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f Norfolk County Council<\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Yorkshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham City Council<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) \u202f Oxfordshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 56<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus (UK) Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> Wrightbus\u202f(UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 4 \u2013 Alexander Dennis Ltd\u202f(UK) \u202f\u202f Warrington Borough Council<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> Volvo\u202f(Sweden)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands Combined Authority<\/p><\/td> 124<\/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> 131 \u2013 Wrightbus (UK) <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21868 on Buses: Carbon Emissions, how many and what proportion of the buses allocated funding under the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme 1 (a) are on the road in each local transport authority and (b) (i) have been and (ii) will be manufactured in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1718345/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Recruitment targets for Regular Serving personnel in 2024-25 currently are summarised below:<\/p> Royal Navy<\/strong><\/p> Officers 450<\/p> Sailors 2,864<\/p> <\/p> Army<\/strong><\/p> Officers 677<\/p> Soldiers 9,800<\/p> <\/p> Royal Air Force<\/strong><\/p> Officers 462<\/p> Aviators 2,615<\/p> <\/p> In my answers to Questions 7264, 8358, 12118 and 17290, I incorrectly stated that there were no recruitment targets for officers.<\/ins><\/p> I have therefore provided below the historic Army recruitment targets for officers, as contained within the Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP) Demand Plan. The Plan reflects the number of personnel that Capita are directed to recruit annually. The figures include Direct Entrants and Professionally Qualified Officers.<\/ins><\/p> The RPP started in 2012. Please note that data pre-dating 2014 could not be accessed in the time available.<\/ins><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> OF Reg <\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> OF Res <\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 14-15<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 709<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 362<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 15-16<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 742<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 368<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 16-17<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 747<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 318<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 17-18<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 713<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 372<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 18-19<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 696<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 241<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 19-20<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 713<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 315<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 20-21<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 700<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 230<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 21-22<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 688<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 125<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 22-23<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 610<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 220<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 23-24<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 644<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 220<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/ins><\/p> In relation to the question asking for the target for recruitment of officers into the British Army for each of the first three quarters in the 2023-24 financial year; please note that OF in-year targets are based on the intakes to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), of which there are three a year. The following reflects the target by intake, rather than quarter.<\/ins><\/p> RY<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Target<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> RY23 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 152<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> RY23 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 227<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> RY23 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 152<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/ins><\/p> Data is sourced from Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command and reflect single Service estimates.<\/ins><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 22727 on Darwin Plus: Finance, if he will list the (a) funding and (b) recipient of the funding for each project per territory.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department has held recent discussions with the European Commission on a derogation for the UK from the EU Entry/Exit System.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1502", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Jones"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712796/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number and detected values of fraud listed 5,200<\/del> 2,200<\/ins> buses across England.<\/p>
Irizar (Spain)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>
6 \u2013 Pelican/Yutong\u202f(UK/China)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>
Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>
Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>
23\u202f\u2013 Pelican/Yutong\u202f(UK/China)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>
15 \u2013 Mercedes (Germany)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>1,650<\/del> 5,760<\/ins> personnel based at HMNB Portsmouth. Due to the method used to capture personnel data, this is the most current available figure.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at HMNB Portsmouth as of May 2024.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1714535/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "Pursuant<\/del> Pursuant<\/ins> to the Answer of 26 April to Question 22727, Darwin Plus projects awarded funding since 2019 for each Territory can be found in the attached table. The table includes grants from all Darwin Plus schemes: Main, Fellowships (recently rebranded as People & Skills), Covid 19 Rapid Response (A time-limited scheme for 2021), and two new schemes introduced in 2023, Local and Strategic.<\/p>We continue to engage on manging its impacts, including plans for public communications. <\/del><\/p>below<\/del> in the attached table<\/ins> for each financial year represent the categories provided in Question 21551. The total detected fraud values vary slightly from those provided in the letter on 27 February, reference 3427, because the assessed detected value of fraud can change as a case progresses. Since 2010, the information capture requirement has evolved with reporting needs; this is most evident following a review undertaken in 2020.<\/p>Number of cases / detected fraud value (£k)<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Fraud Category<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2010/11<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2011/12<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2012/13<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2013/14<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2014/15<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2015/16<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2016/17<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2017/18<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2018/19<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2019/20<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2020/21<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2021/22<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2022/23<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2023/24<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>