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Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether franchised bus networks in combined authorities are reliant on (a) emergency and (b) extraordinary Government funding support.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
16 Oct 2025
Answer
22 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether franchised bus networks in combined authorities are reliant on (a) emergency and (b) extraordinary Government funding support.

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    No. In England outside London, the only franchised bus services in combined authorities operate in Greater Manchester. Since franchised bus services were first introduced in Greater Manchester in September 2023, no emergency or extraordinary funding for f...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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