§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the local institutions which606W have (a) made bids, (b) received funding and (c) have bids under consideration under the Urban Bus Challenge. [126333]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Rural and Urban Bus Challenge schemes are annual competitions which have been held since 1998 and 2001 respectively. Local transport authorities are those bodies eligible to make bids. Typically around 50 authorities submit bids to each competition.
In total over 300 awards have been made under the schemes. Lists of the authorities and projects that have been awarded funding are available in the Libraries of the House.
No bids are currently under consideration. The closing dates for receipt of bids to this year's competitions are 26 September (Urban Bus Challenge) and 31 October (Rural Bus Challenge).