Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 84695

Bus Services: Fares

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 28 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78712 on Bus Services: Fares, what (a) modelling, (b) internal estimates, (c) tables and (d) equations her Department holds on the number of bus journeys fo

Answer

Simon Lightwood

On 1 January, the Government introduced a £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London throughout 2025 to prevent a cliff-edge fare hike for passengers. This was initially funded by over £150 million allocated in the Autumn 2024 Budget, and the es...

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