Within the debate that adopted the oral query delivered to the Minister for Transport, Lucy Frazer by Anna Firth, MP’s mentioned the funding delivered to buses throughout the UK.
Frazer mentioned that the federal government had invested almost £2 billion in buses over the pandemic to make sure they stayed afloat.
Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, famous that since COVID, buses from his constituency to London had been severely minimize as increasingly individuals are working from residence and are being discouraged from commuting. He requested the Minister if they might encourage folks again to London.
“The federal government has broadly welcomed folks again to work.”
“In our encouragement for the Civil Service and people right here in authorities to return again to work is us main by instance”, she responded.
Clive Betts, MP for Sheffield South East famous that three bus routes had been utterly minimize in his constituency, which suggests “NHS staff can’t get to work and youngsters can’t go backwards and forwards from faculty”.
Frazer did not reply Betts’ query straight and as a substitute cited the truth that the “South Yorkshire Mayoral Mixed Authority acquired £1.6 million from LTA restoration funding”.
Mike Kane, shadow to Lucy Frazer, requested “Isn’t it the reality Mr Speaker, that beneath this authorities, bankers are being put earlier than buses and companies that tens of millions depend on?”
