Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of bus fires.

In July 2023 the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a significant review into bus fires and safety: Investigation into bus fires reported to DVSA from 2020 to 2022 - GOV.UK

DVSA has worked with industry and the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and agreed an approach where all parties can work together in a collaborative forum. This will not only apply the recommendations from the review but create a forum that will allow a continual improvement process to be adopted.

DVSA continues this positive engagement with industry, with the latest working group having taken place last week.