Found: The Bus Services Bill and the Railways Bill are giving all these local authorities more powers, but they

Found: The Bus Services Bill and the Railways Bill are giving all these local authorities more powers, but

Found: The recent proposed change in guidance to enable this, and reforms in the new Bus Services Bill and

Found: The Bus Services Bill (2025) should remove these restrictions and permit improved co-operation between

Found: Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024, the creation of Great British Railways (GBR), the Bus Services Bill

Found: The government’s proposed devolution plans, coupled with measures in the Bus Services Bill provide the

Found: Proposed reforms as part of the Bus Services Bill and Rail Reform Bill will provide clarity as to reforms

Found: For example, I have been involved in the bus services Bill in the Lords, and we had a lot of discussion

Found: includes training on gender-based violence, such as that which is being introduced in the current Bus Services Bill

Found: includes training on gender-based violence, such as that which is being introduced in the current Bus Services Bill

Found: includes training on gender-based violence, such as that which is being introduced in the current Bus Services Bill

Found: includes training on gender-based violence, such as that which is being introduced in the current Bus Services Bill

Found: includes training on gender-based violence, such as that which is being introduced in the current Bus Services Bill

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on extending the provisions of the Bus Services Bill to Scotland.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Policy responsibility for transport in Scotland is devolved to the Scottish Government. Any decisions on adopting measures in the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill relating to devolved matters are for them to make. These constitute the vast majority of Bill measures. Department for Transport officials have engaged with Scottish Government counterparts to discuss measures in the Bill throughout its passage. As a result of this engagement, an amendment was made in the House of Commons extending the powers to prohibit the use of new non-zero emission buses from no earlier than 2030 to the Bill. The Government is also committed to working with and sharing best practice with the devolved governments in Scotland and Wales as bus reform is carried out in England.

Found: DfT has also committed to phasing out non-zero emission buses from 2030 through the proposed Bus Services Bill

Found: DfE also expects the Bus Services Bill sponsored by DfT to make it easier for local authorities to integrate

Found: DfE also expects the Bus Services Bill sponsored by DfT to make it easier for local authorities to integrate

Found: modal shift to public transport and active travel, including through legislation such as the Bus Services Bill

Found: modal shift to public transport and active travel, including through legislation such as the Bus Services Bill

Found: buses are on their way for thousands of passengers across the country after the government’s Bus Services Bill

Found: Met with Graham Vidler the Director of Confederation of Passenger Transport to discuss the Bus Services Bill

Found: Both the Bus Services Bill and the Passenger Railway Services Act will support the delivery of more

Found: Alongside this, the new Bus Services Bill will reshape how local bus services are planned and delivered