questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Free travel and new routes: government’s bus revolution hits another gear, published on 13 April 2026, whether she plans to help ensure that equivalent funding for bus services will be made available to Greater Essex once its mayoral elections take place in 2028.
answerText: The Government is providing a £3 million Bus Franchising Support Fund in 2026/27 for Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) in the process of developing and implementing bus franchising schemes, which is designed to aid transition. This fund is only availab...
heading: Bus Services: Essex