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<p>The bus market outside London is deregulated and decisions regarding service provision
are primarily a commercial matter for bus operators. However, the Bus Services Act
2017 provides the tools local authorities need to improve local bus services and increase
passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Of the £30 million of additional funding announced
to improve current services and restoring lost services, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
has been allocated £1,086,414 which will be available from April 2020 if the funding
requirements are met.</p><p>This is from the £220 million Better Deal for Bus Users
package to transform bus services. The Government’s ambition is to secure a long term,
sustained improvement in bus services underpinned by a National Bus Strategy for England
which will be accompanied by a long-term funding settlement.</p><p> </p><p>Announced
last week there will be £5billion of new funding to overhaul bus and cycle links for
every region outside London which may benefit bus services serving Kirklees.</p><p>
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