Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 21419

Bus Service Operators Grant: Reform

Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on reforms to the Bus Service Operators Grant.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
We are committed to simplifying and consolidating bus funding from the Government, and we are considering next steps for reform of the Bus Service Operators Grant as part of this work. This will include engagement with other government departments.