Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional support her Department will provide to bus services in Darlington.

The Government has provided almost £2bn in emergency and recovery funding since March 2020 to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on bus services, alongside routine funding to the sector. Funding for Bus Services in Darlington is provided to the Tees Valley Combined Authority, as well as directly to commercial operators. Since March 2020 Tees Valley Combined Authority has received additional bus emergency and recovery funding totalling £350,088. Tees Valley Combined Authority will also receive £310m as part of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements.

The Department is considering what, if any, additional support may be required from April 2023.