Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase funding for local roads and Government support for local bus services.

The government set out its plans for funding for local roads and bus services in England, in the Spending Review 2015. Funding for these matters is devolved in Scotland.

The government is providing nearly £5 billion of funding for local roads maintenance in England during this Spending Review period, a £300 million increase compared to the previous Parliament. This is in addition to a planned £15 billion upgrade to England’s motorways and major A roads, the largest investment in a generation.

On buses, the government provided £250 million last year to bus operators in England through the Bus Service Operators Grant, and has committed to continue providing this support. And we remain committed to funding almost £1 billion of local authority spending on the concessionary travel entitlement every year.