Question follow-through · 7564

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its purchase of new zero-emission buses from non-UK manufacturers.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
10 Oct 2024
Answer
10 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its purchase of new zero-emission buses from non-UK manufacturers.

  2. 10 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    None. This is a devolved matter and, as such, a decision for the Scottish Government.I have recently met UK bus manufacturers to understand how the UK Government can support the transport sector.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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