Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What steps she is taking to improve local bus services.

Tabled: 20 March 2025Answered: 27 March 2025

Asked by

Olivia Bailey

LabourReading West and Mid Berkshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)

Improving local bus services is vital to kick-starting economic growth. Through our Bus Services (No. 2) Bill and the £1 billion we are investing to support and improve bus services, we are taking definitive action to help deliver the better, more reliable bus services that passengers deserve throughout the country. I was delighted to see the results of the recent Transport Focus survey, which show that passenger satisfaction has increased to 83%. We can and will do more.