Transport minister, Mark Harper, clashes with Kate Garraway on HS2 funds: 'Address the question'.Source: Good Morning Britain, ITV
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00:00 HS2 savings that we announced are actually delivering improved transport
00:05 infrastructure for people across the country. It sounds good, but can you just address the question if that's possible.
00:11 25 million more bus miles this will lead to apparently, 175 million lost in the
00:18 last five years, so actually you're 150 million miles down. I don't recognise those numbers at all.
00:24 We've put a significant amount of extra money into bus services. What are the correct numbers then?
00:29 That is not how you measure bus services across the country. We've put a significant amount of money into bus services across the country.
00:38 Every local authority has had money for their bus service improvement plans as they strengthen the bus network.
00:44 And we've put a huge amount of money into buses post the pandemic. We're still seeing fewer people using buses post pandemic.
00:52 I want to see more people using our bus services. And that's why we've put this investment in for the next year.
00:58 How do you clarify bus routes if it's not by miles?
01:03 Well that's not how people measure them. Local authorities...
01:06 Well they do. They've either got a route to get somewhere or they haven't. Is this going to lead to more routes?
01:11 It is going to lead to more people being able to use buses, more routes because there's more money going to local authorities.