Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 111450

Buses: Procurement

Tabled: 6 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average grant-supported cost per bus was under each bus procurement scheme in each of the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of social value weightings on tendere

Answer

Simon Lightwood
My Department is not responsible for the procurement of buses and so does not hold this information.