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National bus strategy: one year on

Status: Closed Opened: 4 Mar 2022 Closed: 22 Jun 2023 8 recommendations 10 conclusions 1 report

A Transport Select Committee inquiry to scrutinise the implementation of the Government’s national bus strategy. as set out in Bus Back Better: national bus strategy for England published in March 2021 and to examine the challenges faced by the sector as it recovers from the pandemic. Read the call for evidence for more details on … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Implementation of the National Bus Strategy HC 161 30 Mar 2023 18 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
4 Conclusion Fourth Report - Implementation of the N… Deferred

We continue to be concerned about the capacity of smaller local transport authorities to compete...

We continue to be concerned about the capacity of smaller local transport authorities to compete on an even playing field with larger authorities in competitive bidding processes. We welcome the Government’s attempts to support less successful authorities, but this funding does not seem to have fixed the problem. If the … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government cannot confirm the exact content of the reformed BSOG until they have analysed evidence gathered through responses to the consultation.
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Department for Transport

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
29 Jun 2022 Stephen Fidler · Department for Transport, The Baroness Vere of Norbiton · Department for Transport View ↗
8 Jun 2022 Alistair Hands · Arriva Group, Martin Dean · Go-Ahead Group, Mr Peter Freedman · Switch Mobility, Paul Turner · Transdev Blazefield Ltd, Tanya Sinclair · Chargepoint View ↗
18 May 2022 Councillor David Renard · Local Government Association, Councillor Steven Broadbent · Buckinghamshire Council, Councillor Tony Page · Reading Borough Council, Linda McCord · Transport Focus, Peter Bond · Transport for the West Midlands, Peter Hardy · Integrated Transport Planning View ↗

Who gave evidence

13 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alistair Hands · Managing Director of Regions Arriva Group 1
Councillor David Renard · Chair of the Environment, Economy, Housing and Tr… Local Government Association 1
Councillor Steven Broadbent · Cabinet Member for Transport Buckinghamshire Council 1
Councillor Tony Page · Deputy Leader Reading Borough Council 1
Linda McCord · Senior Stakeholder Manager Transport Focus 1
Martin Dean · Managing Director for UK Regional Bus Go-Ahead Group 1
Mr Peter Freedman · Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer Switch Mobility 1
Paul Turner · Commercial Director Transdev Blazefield Ltd 1
Peter Bond · Director of Integrated Network Services Transport for the West Midlands 1
Peter Hardy · Technical Director Integrated Transport Planning 1
Stephen Fidler · Director - Buses and Inclusion Department for Transport 1
Tanya Sinclair · Senior Policy Director for Europe Chargepoint 1
The Baroness Vere of Norbiton · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads,… Department for Transport 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
12 Oct 2022 — Correspondence from Minister of State for Roads, Buses and Places, Department f…
7 Sep 2022 — Correspondence from the Minister for Roads, Buses and Places, Department for Tr…