DfT must not wash its hands of responsibility for bus service cuts, MPs warn

Louise Ellman - Following the spending review, we have seen a significant number of bus services withdrawn around the country and there is every indication that fares are set to rise well above the rate of inflation in some areas.

Louise Ellman - Following the spending review, we have seen a significant number of bus services withdrawn around the country and there is every indication that fares are set to rise well above the rate of inflation in some areas.

The government has been accused of failing to monitor or understand the impact of last year’s comprehensive spending review on bus services by a cross-party of group of MPs.

In its report on bus services after the spending review, the Commons Transport Committee concluded that the industry faces its “greatest financial challenge for a generation” as a result of current cuts to local authority grants, concessionary fare reimbursement, and planned cuts to Bus Service...