Question follow-through · 58677
Buses: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage bus manufacturers to produce zero-emission buses.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Transport
- Buses: Manufacturing Industries · 17 Jun 2025
- UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel · 3 Jul 2025
- Bus Services: Scotland · 10 Oct 2025
- Public Transport · 10 Oct 2025
- Renewable Fuels: Grangemouth · 4 Nov 2025
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 · 24 Jun 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage bus manufacturers to produce zero-emission buses.
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2025
Answer published
The full transition to zero emission buses (ZEBs) is a vital part of the Government’s plan to make buses better for passengers and to realise the benefits of lower running costs, cleaner air and smoother, quieter journeys. The Department has supported the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Buses: Manufacturing Industries
17 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses were ordered from British bus manufacturers with (a) full and (b) partial financial support from (i) the Government and (ii) devolved English authorities between 2011 and 2025.
UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel
3 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel has made an assessment of trends in the level of demand for buses; and whether they have considered the (a) location and (b) type of demand over the next 10 years.
Bus Services: Scotland
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on extending the provisions of the Bus Services Bill to Scotland.
Public Transport
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish the integrated public transport strategy.
Renewable Fuels: Grangemouth
4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the recommendations of Project Willow on the HEFA Cap delay.
Buses: China
5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential security implications of the operation of buses that have been bought from China that can potentially be remotely deactivated.
Buses: National Security
5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has emergency contingency plans in the event of remote de-activation of buses by a foreign manufacturer.
Motor Vehicles: Certification
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring a) all certification bodies involved in vehicle approvals to be formally listed as designated Technical Services under UN ECE regulations and b)
Motor Vehicles: Certification
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a public registry detailing entities involved in vehicle certification approvals.
Government Departments: Cybersecurity
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to establish an independent audit mechanism for ISO/SAE 21434 and UN R155/156 compliance.
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she intends to conduct a review of technical service arrangements involving non-European vehicle manufacturing and regulatory entities to ensure alignment with UK/EU regulatory standards.
Motor Vehicles: Certification
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring vehicle manufacturers to disclose the role of entities involved in vehicle certification processes.