Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the delivery risks associated with zero-emission bus programmes delivered in partnership with private bus operators; what steps her Department has taken to ensure that local transport authorities retain sufficient oversight of procurement and delivery decisions; and what lessons the Department has identified from projects where zero-emission bus funding allocations have been revised or returned.

The Department for Transport has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.