Oral QuestionTreasury

What fiscal steps his Department is taking to support small businesses.

Tabled: 31 January 2024Answered: 6 February 2024

Asked by

Sir Edward Leigh

ConservativeGainsborough

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Transport (Louise Haigh)

In the Budget, the Government confirmed over £1 billion of funding to support bus services, an additional £200 million for eligible mayors, over £650 million for local transport outside the city regions, a £500 million increase in local highways maintenance and £485 million for Transport for London, which includes funding for rolling stock on the Piccadilly and Elizabeth lines.