Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Daniel Zeichner Excerpts
Thursday 4th November 2021

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Trudy Harrison Portrait Trudy Harrison
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As the hon. Member will know, in last week’s spending review, we set out an unprecedented level of support for buses, including zero-emission vehicles. This Government are supporting the bus network through manufacturing and through the infrastructure required as we decarbonise, as set out in our transport decarbon- isation plan.

Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)
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Back in 2017, the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones) was the buses Minister. As he will remember, we had many discussions about the Bus Services Act 2017 and audiovisual announcements. Incredibly, some four and a half years on, the proposals for audiovisual announcements have still not been implemented. When can I expect to see and hear them on buses in Cambridge?

Trudy Harrison Portrait Trudy Harrison
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We are working apace on this, and will be able to update the House in due course.