Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding his Department provided to (a) Blackpool Council and (b) Blackpool Transport to support the provision of (i) bus and (ii) tram services in Blackpool during the covid-19 outbreak.

The total funding provided to Blackpool Council and Blackpool Transport for Bus and Light Rail services for March 2020 to October 2022 is £9.5m, broken down below.

The additional funding provided to Blackpool Council for Bus Services since March 2020 is £216,052.

The additional funding provided to Blackpool Council for Light Rail Services since March 2020 is £3,520,190.

The additional funding provided to Blackpool Transport for Bus Services since March 2020 is £5,779,425.