Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121169

Buses: Electric Vehicles

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration has been given to the potential merits of using powers in the Procurement Act 2023 to block non-treaty states from procurement of zero emissions buses following the announcement of department

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The procurement of buses is carried out by Local Transport Authorities or bus operators, not the Department for Transport.