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Bus Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the bus fare cap on vulnerable people.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
28 Jan 2025
Target answer date
30 Jan 2025
Answer
3 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the bus fare cap on vulnerable people.

  2. 30 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    On 1 January, the government introduced a £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London until 31 December 2025. The government is investing over £150 million to deliver the £3 cap, which replaced the £2 cap, and will ensure millions of people, incl...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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