Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of school buses are hybrid or electric.

The Department for Transport Annual Bus Statistics include information on what proportion of buses used by local operators in England are electric or diesel-hybrid. These figures cover all operators who run local bus services, including those who also do non-local work (e.g. private hire, school contracts). Operators who do solely non-local work are excluded. Local bus services include school services that are accessible to the general public, school services where the service cannot be used by fare-paying members of the public at bus stops are not included.

The Annual bus statistics: year ending March 2020 show as at March 2020, two per cent of buses used by local operators in England were electric and 14 per cent were diesel-hybrid. The Annual bus statistics: year ending March 2021 are due to be published on 3rd November 2021.

As set out in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 £355 million of new funding has been made available for zero emission buses. The Department will provide further details on how the £355 million of new funding will be used in due course.