Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party), on Friday, 19 November 2021, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 11 members in total.

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First Bus and Together for our Planet Event

That this House congratulates First Bus on its successful hosting of the official COP26 electric vehicle charging site at its Caledonia Depot, the largest charging station for electric vehicles in the UK; notes that international and delegates from across the UK visited throughout COP26 to discuss the future of sustainable energy and transport; recognises that the event was held in partnership with Hitachi and Octopus Energy, who partner with First Bus on sustainable transport, energy and infrastructure; welcomes First Bus’s contribution of electric bus shuttle services, which carried thousands of delegates to and from the COP26 campus throughout the two weeks of the event; acknowledges that, in addition to the investment and ongoing delivery of 150 electric buses built by Alexander Dennis, First Bus are also running the UK’s first hydrogen-powered bus services in Aberdeen; and wishes First Bus continued success in its efforts to decarbonise its bus fleets across Scotland’s transport network.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

671 

Session

2021-22

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

Marion Fellows

Allan Dorans

Anum Qaisar

Subjects

Electric vehicles FirstGroup UN Climate Conference 2021

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk