Levelling Up Bus Services in Newcastle 2022-03-17
2022-03-17
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The question follows the government's levelling-up agenda, focusing on improving public transport in Newcastle. The MP is concerned about the quality and cost of bus services.
What steps he is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) affordability of bus services in Newcastle as part of the Government's levelling-up agenda.
Our levelling-up agenda includes investing £1.2 billion to deliver better and cheaper bus services across England, as set out in our bus strategy, which is part of more than £3 billion of new spending on buses.
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Specific steps for Newcastle's quality and affordability were not detailed.
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Q2
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The levelling-up White Paper promises to bring local public transport connectivity closer to London standards by 2030, but Newcastle needs improvements now. The MP is advocating for funding the current plans.
Will the Minister fund Transport North East's bus service improvement plan which sets out necessary improvements?
We hope to make more announcements on the latest round of funding very soon. Officials from the Department are working with representatives from the city regions, including Nexus and Transport North East, to establish options for integrated multimodal ticketing. We have already announced £5.7 billion for transport networks in the eight city regions.
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Specific commitment to fund the specific plan was not given.
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