Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much total funding has been awarded to each of the devolved Administrations for the purchases of zero emission buses as of 24 May 2022; and what estimate he has made of the number of zero emission buses that that funding will deliver in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.

In Scotland the Scottish Government has funded 272 zero emission buses through the Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme and 276 zero emission buses through the Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund. Transport funding in Scotland is supported by the UK block grant awarded to the Scottish Government.

In Wales, 68 zero emission buses have been directly supported by the UK Government through funding to Welsh local transport authorities and bus operators. The Welsh Government has also provided funding for further zero emission buses. Transport funding in Wales is supported by the UK block grant awarded to the Welsh Government.

In 2020 the Government provided £50 million funding to the Northern Ireland Executive for ultra low emission public transport. This funding will support the introduction of over 100 zero emission buses in Northern Ireland.