Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his 30 September 2019 press release entitled A better deal for bus users, whether the buses for the all-electric bus town will comprise retrofitted vehicles or a new electric fleet.

On 30 September, the Government announced that up to £50 million of funding would be made available for an all-electric bus town or city. The funding will see an entire place’s bus fleet changed over to new zero emission capable buses. Such a town or city will serve as a model for zero-emission bus travel.

The number of new buses will depend on the detail of the schemes proposed and selected, and further details including eligibility criteria will be published shortly.