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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Local Transport Funding

Thursday 21 November 2024 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Financial support for local transport authorities and mayors includes over 1 billion for bus services and an additional 200 million for eligible mayors.
  • The Government provided Transport for London with 485 million of capital funding for 2025-26.
  • This funding includes money for the procurement of new trains and rolling stock.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Jas Athwal Lab Ilford South
Economy Transport
Context

The question arises from the need for financial assistance to local transport authorities and mayors to ensure adequate service provision.

Question

What financial support is being provided to local transport authorities and mayors?

Answer from Louise Haigh

In the Budget, the Government confirmed over £1 billion of funding to support bus services, an additional £200 million for eligible mayors, over £650 million for local transport outside the city regions, a £500 million increase in local highways maintenance and £485 million for Transport for London, which includes funding for rolling stock on the Piccadilly and Elizabeth lines.

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Q2 Jas Athwal Lab Ilford South
Transport
Context

The question pertains to ensuring constituents can commute reliably with the ongoing initiatives such as zero emission buses.

Question

May I, too, associate myself with the tributes paid to the late Lord Prescott? I commend the Government's initiatives to increase connectivity across London. Nearly half of my constituents in Ilford South travel by public transport. What support is the Secretary of State providing to the Mayor of London and TfL?

Answer from Louise Haigh

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his championing of his constituents' ability to commute affordably and reliably. The Government provided Transport for London with £485 million of capital funding for 2025-26, which includes funding for the procurement of new trains and rolling stock.

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