Ruth Smeeth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Smeeth on 2016-02-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential benefits for bus passengers of municipal ownership of bus companies.

Andrew Jones

There are a few towns and cities that have municipal bus operators, however no analysis has been undertaken by the Department for Transport to understand the potential benefits of those models for passengers.