Public transport inquiry: Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to give evidence
Wednesday 1 June 2022
At 9am on Monday 6 June 2022, the Lords Built Environment Committee will take evidence from Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.
He will be giving evidence to the Committee’s inquiry on public transport in towns and cities.
This evidence session will be streamed live on Parliament TV.
Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:
- Why has Manchester decided to bring bus services under a franchise scheme? What challenges will franchising help overcome?
- What is your view of the Government’s reforms under the National Bus Strategy? Why did you choose franchising instead of Enhanced Partnerships?
- How will you implement bus franchising? What will be the overall cost of this programme in the short, medium and long term?
- Could central government funding for public transport programmes be allocated more fairly and/or efficiently? Is the process of ‘bidding’ for funding effective?
- Are local authorities well equipped with appropriate funding and powers to deliver high-quality public transport services? Would further devolution of transport policy contribute to better outcomes?
More about this inquiry
The Committee’s work can be followed on its website and via Twitter.
Read the transcript of the Committee’s previous oral evidence session on 26 April 2022.
