Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 74234

Bus Services: Fares

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has the government made of the impact of increasing the cap on a single bus fare from £2 to £3 on bus journeys across England.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department is currently undertaking an evaluation of the £3 single bus fare cap and its impacts. This will include analysis of bus usage. The evaluation will focus on understanding the national impacts of the scheme. The final monitoring and evaluatio...
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