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Scottish Parliament Written Question
S6W-26213
Tuesday 16th April 2024

Asked by: Golden, Maurice (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - North East Scotland)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what targeted funding it is providing to local authorities to purchase electric school buses.

Answered by Fairlie, Jim

Local authorities receive funding via the local government block grant to enable them to meet their statutory obligations, including the provision of home to school transport. Local authorities are responsible for decisions about the purchase of vehicles. The Scottish Government’s guidance on home to school transport encourages local authorities to procure zero emission vehicles for use in home to school transport services. Local authorities and bus operators that provide home-to-school transport services were eligible to apply to our recent round of ScotZEB 2 funding. This programme provides funding to increase the number of zero emission vehicles and their supporting infrastructure by encouraging collaborative working within the bus sector.

The Scottish Government does not collect information on the number of electric school buses purchased by local authorities.

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Climate Change People’s Panel - Tue 16 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: None I work several jobs in several different places, so the thought of people asking me to have an electric - Speech Link
2: None It lends itself to electric vehicles, so we have electric cars there. - Speech Link
3: Lennon, Monica (Lab - Central Scotland) Before we go on to talk about buses, does anyone have a final comment on that point? - Speech Link
4: None Whether we are talking about rail or buses, everyone gets a cut of the money. - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Transport

Apr. 11 2024

Source Page: Amendments to licensing restrictions: bus, coach and heavy goods vehicles
Document: Amendments to licensing restrictions: bus, coach and heavy goods vehicles – impact assessment (PDF)

Found: Amendments to licensing restrictions: bus, coach and heavy goods vehicles

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Apr. 08 2024

Source Page: Recovered appeal: Lake End Road, Dorney, Slough (ref: 3313350 - 8 April 2024)
Document: Recovered appeal: Lake End Road, Dorney, Slough (ref: 3313350 - 8 April 2024) (PDF)

Found: in size and is currently used for partial waste pr ocessing and recycling , and partial storage of vehicles

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Apr. 04 2024

Source Page: Category A project under consideration: Electrification Project, Uíge Province, Angola
Document: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Uige Electrification Project – Lot 1, Phase 2 (PDF)

Found: IFC EHS Guidelines for Electric Power Transmission and Distribution 77 4.1.5.

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Apr. 04 2024

Source Page: Effects of air and noise pollution: EIR release
Document: Effects of air and noise pollution: EIR release (webpage)

Found: are allowed on roads, trucks/ buses / 4x4s in demanding terrains .

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Apr. 03 2024

Source Page: M8 westbound carriageway defects and maintenance: EIR release
Document: EIR 202400391951 - Information Released - Annex E Part 1 of 2 (PDF)

Found: Bus Stop A location marked for buses to collect passengers which may incorporate a pole with bus

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Apr. 03 2024

Source Page: M8 westbound carriageway defects and maintenance: EIR release
Document: EIR 202400391951 - Information Released - Annex F (PDF)

Found: Roadside Service Electrical Component of Structure Electrical Component of Traffic Control Barrier Electric

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Apr. 03 2024

Source Page: M8 westbound carriageway defects and maintenance: EIR release
Document: EIR 202400391951 - Information Released - Annex G (PDF)

Found: Asset Item Description Asset Shape Asset Code Example Image Bus Stop A location marked for buses

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: DVSA Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure logs, 2023
Document: (webpage)

Found: that were having their first ever MOT (ie for vehicles three years old)?