Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to announce the local authority selected to become England's first All Electric Bus Town.
The Department has progressed two bids to Phase 2 of the All-Electric Bus Town competition: Coventry, submitted by Transport for West Midlands; and Oxford, submitted by Oxfordshire County Council. During Phase 2, bidders are required to develop a business case for their scheme that demonstrates appropriate value for money before any funding is awarded. Further details will be available in due course.