Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 49253

Bus Services: Passengers

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

Liberal DemocratWimbledon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the bus fare cap on passenger numbers.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government is investing over £150 million to deliver the new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025 to help keep bus fares affordable. Under the plans of the previous administration, the £2 cap on bu...

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