Question follow-through · 122128
Buses: Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative costs, reliability and operational performance of hydrogen fuel-cell buses compared with battery-electric buses; what analysis has been undertaken of h
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 27 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative costs, reliability and operational performance of hydrogen fuel-cell buses compared with battery-electric buses; what analysis has been undertaken of h
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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27 Mar 2026
Answer published
Buses are procured directly by bus operators or local transport authorities (LTAs) who would make an assessment on the type of zero emission bus (ZEB) to purchase and deploy. The Government’s approach to ZEB competitions has been technology neutral. LTAs ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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