Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average cost of bus fares in (a) North Shropshire constituency, (b) Shropshire and (c) England.

We do not routinely estimate the average cost of bus fares, but the Department does publish the local bus fare index quarterly which estimates the change in the average cost of bus travel to the passenger.

Since 1 January 2023, the Department for Transport has put in place a £2 Fare Cap for singles bus fares which applies to the majority of routes in England outside London, which includes North Shropshire and Shropshire.