Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to increase subsidies to encourage bus companies to introduce carbon-neutral bus fleets.

The Department has announced a number of approaches to encourage bus companies to green the fleet.

In September 2019, we announced £50 million towards the creation of an all-electric bus town, and a review of bus funding to ensure it supports the environment and improved passenger journeys, alongside a National Bus Strategy for England.

In February 2020, we also announced funding for at least 4,000 new zero emission buses as part of the £5 billion of new funding to boost bus and cycling links, driving forward the UK’s progress on its net zero ambitions.