Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 81961

Bus Services: Franchises

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether franchised bus networks in combined authorities are reliant on (a) emergency and (b) extraordinary Government funding support.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
No. In England outside London, the only franchised bus services in combined authorities operate in Greater Manchester. Since franchised bus services were first introduced in Greater Manchester in September 2023, no emergency or extraordinary funding for f...

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