Written question WQ92721
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary provide the data and sources which support his claim made in Plenary on 24 April 2024 that bus usage has dropped by a third and bus costs have increased by over 400 per cent?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Department for Transport official statistics demonstrate that post covid bus journeys have decreased by 33.4% (Bus01). The increase in bus fare costs were drawn from the UK Government Bus Back Better strategy.