Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies on improving public transport of the impact of local transport (a) levies in France and (b) funding instruments in other countries.

The Government keeps its funding model for local transport services under review, and takes account of a wide range of factors, including evidence from overseas, in determining the appropriate level and means of support for local transport authorities.