Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Liz Twist Excerpts
Thursday 14th December 2023

(4 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Liz Twist Portrait Liz Twist (Blaydon) (Lab)
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Of the 4,000 zero-emission buses promised in the national bus strategy, only 660 have been funded outside London and half of those have gone to overseas manufacturers. What are the Government doing to help UK manufacturers develop competitive zero-emission buses capable of longer distance journeys?

Guy Opperman Portrait Guy Opperman
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I was delighted to meet and engage with many of the different manufacturers from the UK only two weeks ago. I look forward to discussing the matter with them in more detail.