Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £1.4 billion budget allocated for transformation in a letter received on 11 January 2021 from the Department for Transport to Local Transport Authorities is set aside for Zero Emission Buses.

We have announced £525 million to deliver zero emission buses over this Parliament.

As set out in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 £355 million of new funding has been made available for zero emission buses. £150 million of this funding has been made available for 2021-22 which the Department intends to allocate this funding to support to the Zero Emission Bus Region Areas (ZEBRA) scheme, taking the total funding available for the scheme to up to £270 million in the financial year 2021 to 2022.

The Department will provide further details on how the remaining £205 million of new funding will be used in due course.

In addition, the Department has provided £50 million funding for the Coventry All Electric Bus City.