- UK government funds the purchase of 117 green buses.
- The zero-emission buses will be manufactured in Northern Ireland.
The government has committed £25.3 million to purchase 117 buses to be rolled out in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampshire.
The zero-emission buses will be manufactured in Northern Ireland by Wrightbus and operated by FirstBus.
The funding is an additional investment from the Zero Emission Buses Regional Areas scheme, launched in 2021, to allow local transport authorities to bid for funding for zero-emission buses and supporting infrastructure.
Roads Minister Richard Holden said: “Buses are the most popular form of public transport. These new British-built zero-emission buses will support hundreds of high-quality manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland, grow our economy and help clean up the air in towns and cities across the country.”