Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 25377
Bus Services: Concessions
Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 24 January 2025
Question
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
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 LightwoodBus 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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