Question follow-through · 38592

Bus Services: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, how much and what proportion of the £1 billion additional funding for buses will be spent on the

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Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
20 Mar 2025
Answer
20 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, how much and what proportion of the £1 billion additional funding for buses will be spent on the

  2. 20 Mar 2025

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  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The £1 billion of funding for buses awarded as part of the Budget includes £712 million allocated to local authorities to support and improve bus services. Local authorities can use this funding however they wish to improve bus services for passengers. In...

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