Guy Opperman corrected a written answer on Buses: Carbon Emissions

23 May 2024 · Commons written answer · Department for Transport

Simon Lightwood (Labour, Wakefield) asked written question 26803 on 16 May 2024. Guy Opperman answered on 21 May 2024 for the Department for Transport, and Guy Opperman corrected the answer on 23 May 2024. The figure 5,200 in the original became 2,200 in the correction, lower by 3,000. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21868 on Buses: Carbon Emissions, how many and what proportion of the buses allocated funding under the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme 1 (a) are on the road in each local transport authority and (b) (i) have been and (ii) will be manufactured in the UK.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
This Government has invested £410m into the Zero Emission Bus programmes since 2020, which has funded over ~~5,200~~ buses across England. The Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) 1 programme was launched in 2021 and awarded £270m funding to 16 local transport authorities (LTAs) in England (outside of London). ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain; the below table outlines bus manufacturer’s location. The numbers in this table are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore indicative and subject to change. ZEBRA 1 Local Transport Authority \| Number of buses on the road \| Bus manufacturer & Location Blackpool Council \| 0 \| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority \| 30 \| Volvo (Sweden) City of York Council \| 53 \| Wrightbus (UK) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \| 0 \| Volvo (Sweden) Hertfordshire County Council \| 0 \| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. Kent County Council \| 0 \| Volvo (Sweden) Irizar (Spain) Leicester City Council \| 116 \| 110 – Wrightbus (UK) 6 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) Norfolk County Council \| 68 \| Wrightbus (UK) North Yorkshire County Council \| 0 \| EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK) Nottingham City Council \| 24 \| Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. Oxfordshire County Council \| 56 \| Wrightbus (UK) Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK) Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council \| 62 \| Wrightbus (UK) South Yorkshire Combined Authority \| 27 \| 4 – Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK) 23 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) Warrington Borough Council \| 105 \| Volvo (Sweden) West Midlands Combined Authority \| 124 \| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. West Yorkshire Combined Authority \| 146 \| 131 – Wrightbus (UK) 15 – Mercedes (Germany)	This Government has invested £410m into the Zero Emission Bus programmes since 2020, which has funded over 2,200 buses across England. The Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) 1 programme was launched in 2021 and awarded £270m funding to 16 local transport authorities (LTAs) in England (outside of London). ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain; the below table outlines bus manufacturer’s location. The numbers in this table are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore indicative and subject to change. ZEBRA 1 Local Transport Authority \| Number of buses on the road \| Bus manufacturer & Location Blackpool Council \| 0 \| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority \| 30 \| Volvo (Sweden) City of York Council \| 53 \| Wrightbus (UK) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \| 0 \| Volvo (Sweden) Hertfordshire County Council \| 0 \| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. Kent County Council \| 0 \| Volvo (Sweden) Irizar (Spain) Leicester City Council \| 116 \| 110 – Wrightbus (UK) 6 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) Norfolk County Council \| 68 \| Wrightbus (UK) North Yorkshire County Council \| 0 \| EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK) Nottingham City Council \| 24 \| Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. Oxfordshire County Council \| 56 \| Wrightbus (UK) Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK) Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council \| 62 \| Wrightbus (UK) South Yorkshire Combined Authority \| 27 \| 4 – Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK) 23 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China) Warrington Borough Council \| 105 \| Volvo (Sweden) West Midlands Combined Authority \| 124 \| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator. West Yorkshire Combined Authority \| 146 \| 131 – Wrightbus (UK) 15 – Mercedes (Germany)

Original

Corrected

This Government has invested £410m into the Zero Emission Bus programmes since 2020, which has funded over ~~5,200~~ buses across England.
The Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) 1 programme was launched in 2021 and awarded £270m funding to 16 local transport authorities (LTAs) in England (outside of London).
ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain; the below table outlines bus manufacturer’s location. The numbers in this table are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore indicative and subject to change.
ZEBRA 1
Local Transport Authority
| Number of buses on the road
| Bus manufacturer & Location
Blackpool Council
| 0
| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
| 30
| Volvo (Sweden)
City of York Council
| 53
| Wrightbus (UK)
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
| 0
| Volvo (Sweden)
Hertfordshire County Council
| 0
| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
Kent County Council
| 0
| Volvo (Sweden)
Irizar (Spain)
Leicester City Council
| 116
| 110 – Wrightbus (UK)
6 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China)
Norfolk County Council
| 68
| Wrightbus (UK)
North Yorkshire County Council
| 0
| EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)
Nottingham City Council
| 24
| Pelican/Yutong (UK/China)
Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
Oxfordshire County Council
| 56
| Wrightbus (UK)
Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)
Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council
| 62
| Wrightbus (UK)
South Yorkshire Combined Authority
| 27
| 4 – Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)
23 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China)
Warrington Borough Council
| 105
| Volvo (Sweden)
West Midlands Combined Authority
| 124
| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
| 146
| 131 – Wrightbus (UK)
15 – Mercedes (Germany)

This Government has invested £410m into the Zero Emission Bus programmes since 2020, which has funded over 2,200 buses across England.
The Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) 1 programme was launched in 2021 and awarded £270m funding to 16 local transport authorities (LTAs) in England (outside of London).
ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain; the below table outlines bus manufacturer’s location. The numbers in this table are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore indicative and subject to change.
ZEBRA 1
Local Transport Authority
| Number of buses on the road
| Bus manufacturer & Location
Blackpool Council
| 0
| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
| 30
| Volvo (Sweden)
City of York Council
| 53
| Wrightbus (UK)
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
| 0
| Volvo (Sweden)
Hertfordshire County Council
| 0
| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
Kent County Council
| 0
| Volvo (Sweden)
Irizar (Spain)
Leicester City Council
| 116
| 110 – Wrightbus (UK)
6 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China)
Norfolk County Council
| 68
| Wrightbus (UK)
North Yorkshire County Council
| 0
| EvoBus/Mercedes (Germany) Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)
Nottingham City Council
| 24
| Pelican/Yutong (UK/China)
Bus manufacturer for remaining buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
Oxfordshire County Council
| 56
| Wrightbus (UK)
Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)
Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council
| 62
| Wrightbus (UK)
South Yorkshire Combined Authority
| 27
| 4 – Alexander Dennis Ltd (UK)
23 – Pelican/Yutong (UK/China)
Warrington Borough Council
| 105
| Volvo (Sweden)
West Midlands Combined Authority
| 124
| Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
| 146
| 131 – Wrightbus (UK)
15 – Mercedes (Germany)

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