Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they used to decide which organisations should be standing or additional members of the UK bus manufacturing expert panel.

The membership of the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel will comprise of two classifications: Standing Members and Additional Members. Standing Members will include Government departments and wider industry bodies. Additional Members will be invited to relevant meetings when particular issues are under consideration.

To ensure balanced representation, Standing Membership is limited to Government departments and industry bodies. Bus manufacturers, operators and mayoral combined authorities are invited as additional members. This decision was taken to ensure that the expertise of additional members is reflected during relevant meetings when specific issues are under discussion.