Bus Services: Franchises
(asked on 19th October 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support bus franchising in England.
This question was answered on 31st October 2019
The Bus Services Act 2017 provides mayoral combined authorities with automatic access to franchising powers.
Other local authorities may franchise bus services with the consent of the Secretary of State. Guidance on what the Secretary of State will consider in deciding whether to franchise is available on the gov.uk website.
We have no plans to change those arrangements at present.