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  • £5 million boost to cut pollution from local buses

    Eleven local authorities have been awarded grants from the Clean Bus Technology Fund, which will allow almost 400 buses to be upgraded.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Operational note: statutory guidance and directions for local bus consultation

    A consultation on draft statutory guidance and statutory directions covering local bus services has been published.

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  • Letters to local authorities and bus operators about the Bus Service Operators Grant reform

    Letters sent to local authorities and bus operators in July 2013 about changes to the Bus Service Operators Grant and who is eligible to claim it.

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  • Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) reforms

    Bus subsidy system to be reformed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More freedom for councils on bus funding

    Bus subsidy reforms to give councils more control.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £5 million scheme to reduce bus emissions

    Pollution reducing fund allows local authorities to upgrade their buses to greener practices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £12 million boost for greener bus journeys

    £12 million funding for 213 new low carbon buses will cut carbon, encourage economic growth and provide better services for passengers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bus users UK

    Transport Minister Norman Baker MP explains how the coalition government is committed to supporting buses in this video address.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Better Bus Areas and BSOG reform conference

    Transport minister Norman Baker MP gave this video address about bus reform on 25 April 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Door to door strategy and multi-operator ticket guidance

    Announcing the publication of a strategy document and guidance to help improve sustainable local transport and the bus market.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Norfolk bus trial to inform government's smart ticketing strategy

    £2.5 million pilot funding for paperless transport system in Norfolk.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Better buses for Sheffield

    Sheffield is adopting a funding initiative which enables local authorities to tackle issues with bus infrastructure and traffic management.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Better Bus Areas

    Launch of the bidding process for designation of Better Bus Areas and how Sheffield is to be a trail-blazer of the project.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bus and coach passenger rights

    A statutory instrument which applies exemptions to EU Regulation 181/2011 has been laid before Parliament.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Claiming bus incentive payments and running cross-border services

    Letter to English bus operators about changes to smartcard and automatic vehicle location (AVL) uplift payments and funding for cross-border services.

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  • Double boost for carbon cutting buses

    Green Bus Fund gets extra £20 million in funding.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Investment in green buses

    £20 million extra for Green Bus Fund and investment in carbon buses return toolkit announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on bus subsidy reform

    A consultation on bus subsidy reform has been launched and will run for 8 weeks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reform of bus subsidy system

    Consultation on bus subsidy launched.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New rules on bus and coach passenger rights

    Consultation about applying regulations aiming to ensure bus and coach passengers have similar legal protection as planes and trains.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government