Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 5381

Bus Services: Fares

Tabled: 11 September 2024

Answered: 9 October 2024

Question

Dr Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the £2 bus fare cap on increasing bus usage in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Leicestershire.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The £2 fare cap was launched by the Department for Transport (DfT) on 1 January 2023 and is set to remain in place until the end of December 2024. The DfT published an interim report in September 2023 setting out emerging trends in key outcomes from the f...

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