Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many zero emission buses had been allocated Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas funding as of 10 July 2023; and how many zero emission buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme (a) have been ordered and (b) are on the road as of 1that date.

The Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme provided funding to 16 local transport authorities in England outside London. The scheme will fund up to 1,307 zero emission buses, though this is subject to change as projects are progressed by local transport authorities. Of the buses funded, an estimated 748 have been ordered and 68 are on the road.

We are committed to supporting the introduction of at least 4,000 zero emission buses and achieving an all zero-emission bus fleet across the UK. Since February 2020, across the UK an estimated 4,233 zero emission buses have been funded, of which an estimated 2,464 have been ordered and 1,604 are on the road. These numbers are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information and are therefore subject to change.