Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to increase the number of buses fitted with air conditioning units.

The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 require that adequate ventilation is provided for passengers and the driver without the necessity for opening any main window or windscreen. The regulations do not specifically require operators to use air conditioning where it is fitted. Bus operators are responsible for ensuring that their vehicles comply with the regulatory requirements and that their employees have access to healthy and safe working conditions.