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Zero Emission Buses

Thursday 20 April 2023 · 3 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government are on track to deliver 4,000 zero-emission buses.
  • Scotland has a higher rate of zero-emission buses per 100,000 people compared to England outside London.
  • The Minister is willing to visit Morebus to discuss further about its new buses.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Chris Stephens SNP
Transport Climate
Context

The UK government has set a target for the introduction of 4,000 zero-emission buses. The Transport Committee's report highlighted that Scotland's bus decarbonisation efforts are significantly outpacing those in England and Wales.

Question

What steps he is taking to help accelerate the delivery of zero emission buses? The Government's bus decarbonisation targets rely on the Scottish Government, evidenced by Scotland's ordering rate of 10.11 zero-emission buses per 100,000 people compared with just 0.94 in England outside London. Will he explain this disparity and provide a revised target for zero-emission bus delivery in England and Wales?

Answer from Jesse Norman

The Government are on track to deliver 4,000 zero-emission buses. We are building substantial supply chains with companies, including orders of 1,342 for the ZEBRA scheme; 275 for Coventry; and 20 for Cambridgeshire soon. The total so far is 3,429.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not address the disparity between Scotland's rate of bus decarbonisation and England/Wales or provide a revised target as requested.

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Q2 Chris Stephens SNP
Transport Energy
Context

The UK government has set a goal for the introduction of zero-emission buses. The Transport Committee's report noted that Scotland's bus decarbonisation efforts are far ahead of England and Wales.

Question

What steps is he taking to accelerate delivery of zero emission buses? The Government's targets rely on the Scottish Government, evidenced by 10.11 zero-emission buses per 100,000 people in Scotland compared with just 0.94 in England outside London. Will he explain this disparity and provide a revised target for zero-emission bus delivery in England and Wales?

Answer from Jesse Norman

The Government are on track to deliver 4,000 zero-emission buses. We are working with companies to build supply chains, including orders of 1,342 for ZEBRA; 275 for Coventry; and 20 soon for Cambridgeshire. The total is 3,429.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not address the disparity between Scotland's rate of bus decarbonisation and England/Wales or provide a revised target as requested.

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Q3 Desmond Swayne Con New Forest West
Transport Climate
Context

A member of the public in the New Forest West constituency has raised concerns about the emissions generated by local buses compared to other modes of transportation.

Question

Will he visit Morebus, serving my constituency, because there he will learn that its new buses generate fewer emissions than I do pushing my lawnmower?

Answer from Jesse Norman

One can take that as a comment either about buses or about the size of my right hon. Friend's lawnmower—let us assume it is about buses. I thank him for his interest and am happy to discuss further.

Not addressed: Did not commit to visiting Morebus or discussing their efforts with Desmond Swayne directly.

How: Humor

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