Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the proposed timeline is of the roll-out of the electric bus town scheme.

We have received 19 expressions of interest in becoming Britain’s first All-Electric Bus Town, and each sets out a proposed timeline for roll-out. We expect to announce the phase one winner, who will proceed to develop a business case, over the summer. Further details, including confirmation of timings, will therefore be available in due course.