Written question asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Non-affiliated) on Friday, 28 January 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 February 2022. It was answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 February 2022 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Bus Services: Standards

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effect of the Bus Services Act 2017 in improving bus services.

Answer

The National Bus Strategy, published in March last year, set out the Government’s vision for delivering better bus services for passengers across England.

Since then, all local authorities in England have published a Bus Service Improvement Plan, setting out how they will improve bus services in their areas. Improvements will be delivered using the powers in the Bus Services Act 2017 – either via enhanced partnerships or bus franchising – using over a billion pounds of new Government funding.

The Government has committed £3 billion of bus investment across this Parliament, including £1.2 billion of new dedicated funding for bus transformation.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL5763
Session: 2021-22
Subjects: Bus services Standards
Legislation: Bus Services Act 2017
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Bus Services: Standards

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