Asked by: John Whitby (Labour - Derbyshire Dales)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of emission reductions that will be required in the transport sector to meet the targets set out in the sixth carbon budget.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As the UK’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonising transport will play an important role in meeting economy-wide carbon budgets. Transport emissions reduced by 10% between 2019 to 2023, but emissions must fall faster to achieve our legal targets. The Government will deliver an updated delivery plan for meeting legislated carbon budgets later this year, with policy detail for all sectors provided up to the end of Carbon Budget 6 in 2037.
Asked by: John Whitby (Labour - Derbyshire Dales)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government is committed to delivering better, more frequent and more reliable bus services for passengers. We have already made significant progress, introducing the Bus Services Bill to help give local leaders the powers they need to take control of their local services if they choose to do so, and announcing investment of over £1 billion to support and improve bus services.