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Finally, Amendment 29 of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, recognises that it is important that local transport authorities know how much funding from central government is available to them and the criteria for its use. Funding allocations are already a matter of public record, and the noble Lord will recall that we have debated the criteria under which government applies funding to all local transport authorities, for the first time for buses, with more flexibility than previously allowed in how to spend the money. The Bill is all about giving local transport authorities choices, and this includes greater flexibility to develop a bus grant and allocate it where it feels it is best needed. This is the intention behind Clause 16.