Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities procure UK-manufactured buses.

While the Government cannot mandate the purchase of UK-built buses, at the final UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel in March 2026, Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) agreed to commit that a 10% minimum of social value criteria would apply in all future bus procurement exercises.

This means that when procuring buses, MCAs will consider the positive impact a manufacturer has on our society, the environment, and on the local community as part of their decision-making process.