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'Bus Back Better' National Bus Strategy for England

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21 April 2021

'Bus Back Better' National Bus Strategy for England: one-off session

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This is a one-off session on Bus Back Better: National Bus Strategy for England allowed the Transport Committee to examine how the Government plans to improve bus services over this Parliament and how it plans to spend the £3billion it has allocated to transform services over this period, whether the National Bus Strategy is a credible response to the challenges facing the bus industry now and in the future, how this strategy will be delivered on the ground, especially within local transport authorities, and what reforms are needed to deliver better bus services in England.

The Transport Committee in 2019 called for a National Bus Strategy in the final report of its inquiry on the Health of the bus market, which focused on bus services outside London. The National Bus Strategy includes many of the recommendations the previous Transport Committee called for. More recently, the Committee took evidence on the impact of COVID on the bus sector and the priorities for reform, as part of its inquiry on Reforming public transport after the pandemic. This session took place on 10 February 2021 (see below).

Witnesses

Panel One:

  • Graham Vidler, Chief Executive at Confederation of Passenger Transport
  • John Carr, Board Member at Association of Transport Coordinating Officers
  • Mark Kemp, Director of Environment and Infrastructure at Hertfordshire County Council

Panel Two:

  • The Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Minister for Roads at Department for Transport
  • Stephen Fidler, Director for Local Transport at Department for Transport

 

News

Photo of Huw and Christine Bayliss holding Bexhill bus survey document

Local MP and District Council urge County not to Miss the Bus

Wednesday, 4 August, 2021

Local MP, Huw Merriman, has called for East Sussex County Council to engage with communities to deliver a ‘bold and ambitious’ bid for Government funding for improved bus services for East Sussex.

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      • Jet skis: safety, regulation and environmental effects
      • International Aviation Law: Flight 4978
      • Williams-Shapps plan for rail
      • 'Bus Back Better' National Bus Strategy for England
      • Responsibilities of the Secretary of State
      • Coronavirus: transport network pressures over Christmas
      • Work of the DVSA
      • Coronavirus: emergency measures for the railways 
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