Early Day Motion·EDM 108

LONDON BUS FARES

19 November 200931 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Ms Diane Abbott

LabourHackney North and Stoke Newington

Motion Text

That this House is disappointed at the increase in Oyster pay-as-you-go bus fares and the seven day bus pass by 20 per cent.; believes that this increase will disproportionately affect hard-working Londoners on lower incomes, who are more likely to use buses; regrets that hard working families will be hardest hit, in some cases seeing an additional expense of £263 per year; recognises Hackney Council's Be Fare campaign opposing this decision on behalf of its residents, 82 per cent. of whom regularly rely on buses; and calls on the Mayor of London to reconsider this unfair fare increase.