Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to local authorities to promote low-emission public transport initiatives.

The Department for Transport has given local transport authorities in England over £21bn in multi-year funding settlements to spend on local transport outcomes. This gives local transport authorities more flexibility to spend money according to their local priorities, including low-emission public transport. The Department has supported the bus sector with almost £500m in direct funding for zero-emission buses (ZEBs), including up to £73.2m additional funding announced in March to support the delivery of 484 ZEBs in England, on top of £38 million announced last April.