Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on the National Bus Strategy of the National Audit Office report entitled, Improving local bus services in England outside London, published on 2 October 2020.

We will be considering a wide range of evidence, including the National Audit Office report, as we continue to develop the National Bus Strategy which we are aiming to publish by the end of this year.