Bus Services: Fares
Commons · Question 11244 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising of the bus fare cap in England on working families.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Nov 2024
The government knows how important it is to provide affordable bus travel, particularly in rural communities and towns where there is heavy reliance on buses. Under the inherited plans of the previous administration, funding for the current cap on bus far...