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Written question asked by Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 2 May 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 May 2018. It was answered by Baroness Sugg (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Bus Service Operators Grant

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 2 May (HL7047), what evidence there is that local authorities have used the Bus Operators' Grant to fund supported bus services, which they had previously supported from their own funds.

Answer

The Bus Services Operators grant (BSOG) devolved to Local Authorities is ring-fenced and may only be used for the purposes of supporting bus services. At year-end the Chief Executive and Chief Internal Auditor of each recipient authority must return a declaration to the Department for Transport that the grant conditions have been complied with. It is up to individual local authorities to choose how they spend un-ringfenced funding, however local authorities are required to report annually on their spend.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7495
Session
2017-19
Related items
Bus Service Operators Grant
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Written questions
House of Lords
Bus Services: Expenditure
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Bus service operators grant
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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