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Buses: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121169

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration has been given to the potential merits of using powers in the Procurement Act 2023 to block non-treaty states from procurement of zero emissions buses following the announcement of department

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The procurement of buses is carried out by Local Transport Authorities or bus operators, not the Department for Transport.

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