Question reference: S6W-03220
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 October 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many diesel buses will have to be replaced to meet the 2023 net-zero target.
Answer
There are approximately 4,400 public service buses registered in Scotland, the majority of which will have to transition to zero emission buses in order to meet the 2023 ambition. The Scottish Government has already supported 272 zero-emission buses through the Scottish Ultra-low Emission Bus scheme 2020-21, which is over and above zero emission buses that have been deployed through other means.