FOI Request - Subsidised Bus Services

Request 101003113507

Please note that in all questions, 1-5, we are asking for information regarding public transport services rather than school buses.

1. What was your local authority’s overall spend on subsidised bus services in the following financial years? Please break the totals down by services that are partially subsidised and those that are fully subsidised.
i)   2017/18
ii)  2018/19
iii) 2019/20
iv) 2020/21
v) 2021/22

2. How many bus routes in the following financial years were subsidised by your local authority? Please break the totals down by whether services were partially subsidised or fully subsidised.
i)   2017/18
ii)  2018/19
iii) 2019/20
iv) 2020/21
v) 2021/22

3a. How many subsidised bus routes have been closed by your local authority in the following financial years? Please break the totals down by whether services were partially subsidised or fully subsidised.
i)   2017/18
ii)  2018/19
iii) 2019/20
iv) 2020/21
v) 2021/22

3b. Please could you provide details of any routes that have been closed within answer 3a, including the number of the bus route, the bus provider and the names of the first and last bus stops.

4. In the following financial years, how many subsidised bus routes – not including those that have closed – saw either a reduction in vehicles operating the route or a reduction in hours of operation? Please break the totals down by whether services were partially subsidised or fully subsidised.
i)   2017/18
ii)  2018/19
iii) 2019/20
iv) 2020/21
v) 2021/22

5. How many subsidised bus routes are currently under review with regards to their continuation? Please break the totals down by whether services are partially subsidised or fully subsidised.

Response 16-08-2022

1. 

i)             2017/18 £207K
ii)            2018/19 £222K
iii)           2019/20 £228K
iv)           2020/21 £302K
v)            2021/22 £313K

2. All fully subsidised.

i)             2017/18   9 fully subsidised including 5 DRT
ii)            2018/19 13 fully subsidised including 5 DRT
iii)           2019/20 13 fully subsidised including 5 DRT
iv)           2020/21 13 fully subsidised including 5 DRT
v)            2021/22 12 fully subsidised including 5 DRT

3a.All fully subsidised.

i)             2017/18 Nil
ii)            2018/19 Nil
iii)           2019/20 Nil
iv)           2020/21 One
v)            2021/22 NIl

3b. Service 369, Aberlour – Forres, Moray Council.

4.

i)             2017/18 Nil
ii)            2018/19 Nil
iii)           2019/20 Nil
iv)           2020/21 Nil
v)            2021/22 Nil

5. Nil