questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Cost of living boost with free bus travel for children and targeted food tariff cuts, published on 20 May 2026, how participating bus operators will be compensated for the free travel scheme.
answerText: Bus operators will be compensated through a robust formula-based approach designed to reflect the fares income they would normally expect to receive, alongside the impact of any additional journeys generated by the scheme.
heading: Bus Services: Concessions