£25 million to boost rollout of British-made green buses around the country

Roads Minister Richard Holden confirmed: “Buses are the most popular form of public transport. These new British-built zero-emission buses will support hundreds of high-quality manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland, grow our economy and help clean up the air in towns and cities across the country.”

“We’re providing an additional £25.3 million to roll out 117 new buses to provide residents in Yorkshire, Norfolk and Portsmouth with better, cleaner and quieter journeys, as we step up a gear to reach net zero faster and level up transport across the country.”

Janette Bell, Managing Director at First Bus, said: “We are delighted to be accelerating investment in the electrification of our bus fleet and infrastructure, supported by co-funding from the Department for Transport.”

“As leaders in sustainable mobility, we are fully aligned with the government’s ambitions for a net-zero carbon transport system.”