Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121315

Bus Services: Fares

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) changes to the national bus fare cap on bus use levels and (b) fare levels on discretionary off-peak bus travel.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport is currently undertaking an evaluation of the £3 single bus fare cap and its impacts, with the full report expected to be published later this year.