Bus Services Act 2017
make provision about bus services; and for connected purposes
Government Bill
(Department for Transport)
What is this Bill?
The Bus Services Act 2017 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 19 May 2016 and became an Act of Parliament on 27 April 2017.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Initial Library Notes Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
27th April 2017
Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) (Commons)
27th April 2017
Royal Assent (Hansard) (Commons)
27th April 2017
Act of Parliament
Bus Services Act 2017, c.21
25th April 2017
Ping Pong (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
25th April 2017
Ping Pong (Hansard): House of Lords
7th April 2017
Delegated Powers Memoranda
Supplementary, Department for Transport, 7 April 2017 (PDF, 90KB)
6th April 2017
Bills
HL Bill 120(Rev) Commons amendments
28th March 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 27 March 2017
28th March 2017
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 120 Explanatory Notes
27th March 2017
3rd reading: House of Commons
27th March 2017
Report stage: House of Commons
27th March 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 277KB)
27th March 2017
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 27 March 2017
24th March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 23 March 2017
22nd March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 21 March 2017
21st March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 20 March 2017
20th March 2017
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in Committee (PDF, 408KB)
17th March 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 16 March 2017
17th March 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 16 March 2017 at Public Bill Committee Stage
16th March 2017
Committee Debate: Compilation of sittings so far: House of Commons
16th March 2017
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: FirstGroup (BSB 07)
16th March 2017
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 March 2017
16th March 2017
Bills
Bill 158 2016-17, as amended in Public Bill Committee
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Bus user group for Potters Bar and the city of St Albans (BSB 01) (PDF, 815KB)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Roger Sexton (BSB 02)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Equality and Human Rights Commission (BSB 03)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr John Disney (BSB 04)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Age UK (BSB 06)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Gordon Forster (BSB 05)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The UK Cards Association (BSB 19)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Community Transport Association (BSB 30) (PDF, 482KB)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Paul Russell (BSB 29)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Transport for All and Doug Paulley (BSB 28)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Worcestershire County Council Transportation Services Unit (BSB 27)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (BSB 26)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Wellglade Group (BSB 25)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Baroness Campbell of Surbiton (BSB 24)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Mrs Sunitha Webster (BSB 23)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Leicestershire County Council (BSB 22) (PDF, 60KB)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Nexus (BSB 21)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Mr Shouvik Datta (BSB 20)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive, Transport for Greater Manchester (BSB 08)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Campaign for Better Transport (BSB 18)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Jeffrey Richard Harvey (BSB 17)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Association of Colleges (BSB 16) (PDF, 394KB)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: National Express West Midlands (BSB 15) (PDF, 405KB)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Catherine Casserley and Chris Fry, legal advisers to Mr Paulley (BSB 14)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Tom Kearney (BSB 13) (PDF, 340KB)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Martin Carr (BSB 12)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (BSB 11)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Arriva (BSB 10)
16th March 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (BSB 09) (PDF, 122KB)
15th March 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 182KB)
15th March 2017
Will write letters
Letter dated 15/03/2017 from Andrew Jones MP to Albert Owen MP and David Nuttall MP regarding updated analysis of Committee Stage Government amendments to the Bus Services Bill for the purposes of English Votes for English Laws (EVEL). (PDF, 1MB)
15th March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 14 March 2017
15th March 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 March 2017
14th March 2017
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting : House of Commons
14th March 2017
Committee Debate: 1st sitting : House of Commons
14th March 2017
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 March 2017
13th March 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 184KB)
13th March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2017
10th March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 9 March 2017
9th March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 8 March 2017
7th March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2017
3rd March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 2 March 2017
2nd March 2017
Press notices
Have your say on the Bus Services Bill
1st March 2017
2nd reading: House of Commons
1st March 2017
Programme motion: House of Commons
1st March 2017
Money resolution: House of Commons
2nd December 2016
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Second Reading
25th November 2016
Bills
Bill 100 2016-17, as brought from the Lords
25th November 2016
Explanatory Notes
Bill 100-EN 2016-17
24th November 2016
1st reading: House of Commons
23rd November 2016
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
23rd November 2016
3rd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
22nd November 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 67-I Marshalled list for Third Reading (PDF, 65KB)
21st November 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 67(c) Amendments for Third Reading (PDF, 49KB)
16th November 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 67(b) Amendments for Third Reading (PDF, 48KB)
28th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 67(a) Amendment for Third Reading (PDF, 51KB)
24th October 2016
Report: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
24th October 2016
Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard - part two): House of Lords
24th October 2016
Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard - part one): House of Lords
24th October 2016
Bills
HL Bill 67 (as amended on Report)
24th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58-II(Rev) Manuscript amendment for Report (PDF, 108KB)
21st October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Report (PDF, 122KB)
20th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58-II Second marshalled list for Report (PDF, 121KB)
18th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58-I(a) Amendments for Report, supplementary to the marshalled list (PDF, 53KB)
12th October 2016
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
12th October 2016
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
12th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58-I Manuscript amendments for Report (PDF, 81KB)
10th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58-I Marshalled list for Report (PDF, 131KB)
7th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58(g) Amendments for Report (PDF, 55KB)
6th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58(f) Amendments for Report (PDF, 71KB)
5th October 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58(e) Amendments for Report (PDF, 89KB)
30th September 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58(d) Amendments for Report (PDF, 55KB)
19th September 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58(c) Amendments for Report (PDF, 63KB)
16th September 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58(b) Amendments for Report (PDF, 56KB)
18th August 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 03/08/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville and others regarding education related bus services for young people. (PDF, 108KB)
25th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 25/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Baroness Randerson regarding the Bus Services Bill and plans for the development of secondary legislation. (PDF, 65KB)
21st July 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 58(a) Amendments for Report (PDF, 57KB)
20th July 2016
Committee: 3rd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
20th July 2016
Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
20th July 2016
Bills
HL Bill 58 (as amended in Committee)
18th July 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2-III Third marshalled list for Committee (PDF, 102KB)
14th July 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2-II(b) Amendments for Committee, supplementary to the second marshalled list (PDF, 54KB)
13th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 13/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Baroness Scott of Needham Market regarding concessionary travel and local governance issues as discussed at the Second Reading and Committee Stage of the Bill. (PDF, 142KB)
13th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 13/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Lord Berkeley and others regarding amendments put forward at the Committee Stage of the Bill to enable franchising authorities to request information from bus operators. (PDF, 176KB)
4th July 2016
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
4th July 2016
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
4th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 04/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Baroness Scott of Needham Market regarding an issue relating to the Public Services Social Value Act 2012 (PDF, 51KB)
4th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 04/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Lord Berkeley regarding the role of Traffic Commissioners (PDF, 124KB)
4th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 04/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Lord Bradshaw regarding the Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG), the Advanced Quality Partnership Scheme (AQPS) proposals, and concessionary fare schemes (PDF, 113KB)
4th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 04/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Lord Freud regarding impacts on homeless families placed outside their local authority (PDF, 188KB)
4th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 04/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Lord Kennedy regarding the use of regulation making powers in relation to the Advanced Quality Partnership Scheme (PDF, 91KB)
4th July 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 04/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Baroness Jones regarding concessionary travel (PDF, 95KB)
4th July 2016
Will write letters
Letters dated 04/07/2016 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to various Members of the House of Lords regarding the impacts of the Bus Services Bill on rural areas. (PDF, 156KB)
1st July 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2-II(a) Amendments for Committee, supplementary to the second marshalled list (PDF, 66KB)
30th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2-II Second marshalled list for Committee (PDF, 112KB)
29th June 2016
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
29th June 2016
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
29th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2-I(Rev)(a) Amendment for Committee, supplementary to the revised marshalled list (PDF, 52KB)
28th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee (PDF, 114KB)
27th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2-I Marshalled list for Committee (PDF, 104KB)
24th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(h) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 46KB)
22nd June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(g) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 53KB)
21st June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(f) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 53KB)
20th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(e) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 51KB)
16th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(d) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 55KB)
15th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(c) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 75KB)
13th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(b) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 46KB)
10th June 2016
Amendment papers
HL Bill 2(a) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 57KB)
8th June 2016
2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
8th June 2016
2nd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
1st June 2016
Library Notes
Bus Services Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
19th May 2016
1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
19th May 2016
1st reading (Hansard): House of Lords
19th May 2016
Bills
HL Bill 2 (as introduced)
19th May 2016
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 2 Explanatory Notes