Written question asked by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Friday, 6 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 January 2023. It was answered by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Monday, 16 January 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new net zero emission buses were funded by his Department in the last five years; what the power source was for those buses; and how many and what proportion of those buses were manufactured in the UK.

Original answer

We have committed to funding 4,000 zero emission buses (ZEBs) this Parliament. Across the UK an estimated 3,250 ZEBs have been funded so far.

Between financial years 2018-19 to 2022-23 the Department for Transport has provided funding for 2,594 zero emission buses. The number of buses ordered and delivered may change following the outcome of procurement processes undertaken by local transport authorities or bus operators.

Table 1 below presents the number of zero emission buses funded between financial years 2018-19 to 2022-23.

	Number of Zero Emission Buses	Number of Battery Electric Buses	Number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses
2018-19	76	43	33
2019-20	27	27	0
2020-21	556	556	0
2021-22	1298	1154	144
2022-23	100	100	0
TCF 2018-19 to 2022-23*	46	46	0
London 2020-21 to 2022-23**	491	491	0
Total	2594	2417	177

*46 zero emission busses were funded through the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) between financial years 2018-19 to 2022-23.

**491 zero emission buses were introduced in London in financial years 2020-21 to 2022-23 as a result of Department for Transport funding to Transport for London.

Table 2 provides information, where available, on the bus manufacturer of these zero emission buses.

Bus Manufacturer	Number of Zero Emission Buses	Percentage of Zero Emission Buses
Alexander Dennis Ltd	436	17%
Wrightbus	188	7%
Switch Mobility	26	1%
Volvo	6	0%
Supplied by Pelican Bus & Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong	221	9%
Supplied by Harris Group and manufactured by Higer	3	0%
Information not held by the Department	491	19%
Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator	1223	47%
Total	2594

The answer was corrected by Richard Holden (Conservative)

on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Corrected answer