Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with bus operators to help protect the safety of (a) passengers and (b) bus staff during heatwaves.

The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 sets out the requirements for public service vehicles in relation to the equipment on board and vehicle specification. It makes clear that ‘adequate ventilation shall be provided for passengers and the driver without the necessity for opening any main window or windscreen’. Bus operators are required ensure their fleet complies with these regulations.