Member

Given the current financial constraints facing the Government, it is essential that the department remains agile and responsive, allowing it to set budgets based on the most up-to-date funding envelope and evolving priorities. Although the department remains committed to engaging stakeholders and enhancing transparency, the requirements outlined in this amendment could hinder rather than help its ability to deliver effective and adaptable bus funding solutions in what is inevitably a financially constrained environment. For these reasons, I hope the noble Lord will not move his amendment.