Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 117436

Buses: Electric Vehicles

Tabled: 3 March 2026

Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of remote access and deactivation capability in Chinese-manufactured electric buses on (a) cybersecurity and (b) publicly funded zero-emission bus

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government takes national security extremely seriously and recognises the systemic challenges of increased connectivity and the cyber security implications for almost every area of government policy, including electric buses. The Department works clos...

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