Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for bus services in mayoral strategic authorities.”
Tabled: 19 March 2026Answered: 26 March 2026
Asked by
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Labour — Heywood and Middleton North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lilian Greenwood)
This Government believe in better buses across the UK, and half of the £1.4 billion local authority bus grant resource funding is going to support services in mayoral strategic authorities. Altogether, they will receive more than £11.5 billion of consolidated funding up to 2030 to improve and deliver better local transport services and modern infrastructure, and that includes £1.6 billion for Greater Manchester.