Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with local transport authorities to ensure the provision of a sheltered area at each bus stop in the UK.

Local authorities in England are responsible for the bus stops and shelters in their area.

The Government’s National Bus Strategy for England asked Local Transport Authorities to consider the impact of roadside infrastructure on passenger safety, security and accessibility in their Bus Service Improvement Plans.

These plans were subject to a detailed assessment and thirty-one counties, city regions and unitary authorities have subsequently been selected to receive a share of funding to level up their local bus services, drawing on the £1.2 billion announced at last year’s Spending Review, as part of the £3 billion we have promised for buses over this Parliament.

In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland transport policy is the responsibility of the devolved administrations and scrutiny the responsibility of the respective parliaments and assembly.