Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 3420

Bus Services: Fares

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 721 on Bus Services: Concessions, what her Department’s funding contribution was to Arriva The Shires Ltd under the £2 National Bus Fare Cap scheme?

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The £2 National Bus Fare Cap is a voluntary scheme for eligible bus operators, who are provided a bespoke funding allocation to reimburse the difference between the cap and the shadow commercial fare. It is not possible to calculate the average cost per p...

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