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Bus Services: Franchises

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 16 June 2025UIN 58392

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Setting up a bus franchising scheme: December 2024, published in December 2024, whether a local transport authority is permitted to use surplus revenue gener

Answered by Simon Lightwood

A local transport authority can use revenue generated from a franchising scheme to support bus services that are not part of the scheme, including those outside the scheme’s area.

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