Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how the £45 million allocated to the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB) will be distributed across (a) operators and (b) regions.
The ScotZEB3 competitive funding round closed on 26 February with applications currently under consideration. Funding under ScotZEB3 is not
pre-allocated to specific operators or regions. All applications are being assessed by an independent evaluation panel against the published criteria, with Ministers making final funding decisions. The outcome of the funding round will be announced in due course, once the decision-making process is complete.