During the COVID-19 pandemic to date, the governments in England, Scotland and Wales have demonstrated a concern to ensure the continuity of bus services. Neither we nor the respective governments want to see cuts in bus services that hinder people connecting with work, shops, education, healthcare or leisure. As we continue to recover from the pandemic, the governments want to get bus usage back to what it was pre-pandemic and then increase patronage and grow buses mode share. Public transport is key to various components of the current public policy agenda in the UK: economic growth, decarbonisation, levelling up. In light of all of that, we are confident that governments will continue to take action, including providing financial support, to avoid <mark style="background-color:yellow">significant</mark> cuts in regional bus services. While that does not guarantee significant profits for regional bus operators, it means that significant losses appear unlikely during the going concern period. Against that context, we have confidence in the Groups ability to continue as a going concern for the duration of the going concern period.