National Bus Strategy: England

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:15 pm on 15 March 2021.

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Photo of Grant Shapps Grant Shapps The Secretary of State for Transport 5:15, 15 March 2021

The hon. Lady is absolutely right. That is almost the fundamental point of the strategy. We recognise that London gets fantastic bus services, and we want the rest of the country to get some of it as well. The share is of £3 billion. I cannot give her the precise figures today, but I look forward to her local authority’s doing the work and coming back to me. By October, we should have numbers to talk about.