Bus Services: Huntingdon
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the funding to (a) maintain and (b) improve bus services will be spent in Huntingdon constituency in each year between 2025-26 and 2029-30.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The £900 million RDEL per year to maintain and improve bus services referenced in the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy refers to funding announced at the Spending Review on 11 June. This funding applies from 2026/27 through to 2028/29. The Department for Transport is working with key stakeholders to develop and implement a new bus grant allocation system for future years of bus funding, and individual allocations for Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) will be announced following this process.
The Department has already announced individual allocations for funding to support and improve bus services in 25/26 through the LA Bus Grant. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority have been allocated £10.6 million. Funding allocated to local authorities to improve services can be used in whichever way they wish to deliver better services for passengers, which could include improvements in Huntingdon constituency.
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