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Buses: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121579

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's document entitled 10-year zero emission bus order pipeline, published on 16 March 2026, how many of the total zero emission bus purchases over the next 10 years are estimated to be for bus fleets in Scotland.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The 10‑year zero‑emission bus order pipeline published on 16 March 2026 does not provide a specific estimate for how many of the forecast UK‑wide zero‑emission bus purchases are expected to be for bus fleets in Scotland.

The Department’s dataset is based on voluntary returns from bus operators and local transport authorities across Great Britain. Data from bus operators was supplied at an aggregate level, not split by region.

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