Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 22165

Buses: Fares

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies on the pricing of children's fares.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
At present, bus services in England outside London are predominantly run on a commercial basis by private operators, and the level at which bus operators set their fares is a commercial decision. The government is committed to delivering better bus servic...

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