Public transport inquiry: committee to hear evidence on funding for urban public transport and the merits of different systems of regulation
Monday 20 June 2022
At 10am on Tuesday 21 June 2022, the Lords Built Environment Committee will take evidence from Professor John Preston from the University of Southampton’s Transportation Group.
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:
- Should public sector operators be able to bid for franchises in a regulated bus (or rail) system? Could the Government’s proposed Enhanced Partnerships for bus services work?
- Is there a case for a greater government contribution to capital investment in public transport?
- Are operating subsidies for public transport optimal? What are the trade-offs?
- Do central and local government undertake a sufficiently robust cost/benefit analysis when allocating funding for new public transport schemes?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of offering concessionary/free travel to different groups such as young people or the elderly?
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 with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester on 6 June 2022.
