Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 12516

Bus Services: Fares

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Laurence Turner

LabourBirmingham Northfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of capping single bus fares at £3 in 2025.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
On Monday 28 October, the Prime Minister confirmed that the government will introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January 2025 through to 31 December 2025. The government will provide funding of over £150 million to d...

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