PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Buses: Electric Vehicles (12 February 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the new zero carbon buses will (a) be electric and (b) run on hydrogen; and how much funding will be made available for (i) charge points and (ii) hydrogen stations.

Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)

The Prime Minster announced £5 billion of new funding to boost bus and cycling links on 10 February, including at least 4,000 new zero emission buses to make greener travel the convenient option, driving forward the UK’s progress on its net zero ambitions. The details of the programmes, including which technologies are eligible and how funding will be distributed, will be announced in due course.

Answered by:
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
24 February 2020