Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 25377

Bus Services: Concessions

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 24 January 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the price of bus travel for people under the age of 25 via an equivalent scheme to the 16-25 railcard.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Bus services are predominantly run on a commercial basis, where private operators decide on the level at which fares are set. Many bus operators offer reduced fares for young people, and the Department for Transport’s latest concessionary travel statistic...

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