Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help make bus travel cheaper on routes where the national bus fare cap scheme is not in operation.

In addition to the nearly £600 million the Government is providing to cap single bus fares at £2 on over 5,000 routes in England outside London until the end of 2024, the Government is also providing over £2 billion to local transport authorities to deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs). Every local transport authority in England outside London has been allocated BSIP funding, which can be used to support any bus service improvements that the local authority - working with bus operators - know their community needs. This could include initiatives to introduce lower bus fares.