Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the financial pressures faced by community transport operators in West Dorset in meeting the £2 bus fare cap, and what additional support is available.

Community transport operators may participate in the National Bus Fare Cap Scheme where they operate eligible services and choose to take part. Participating operators are eligible for reimbursement in respect of discounted journeys made under the scheme. The reimbursement arrangements are designed to support participation by eligible operators while ensuring passengers benefit from discounted fares.

Operators that do not participate remain free to set their own fares; community transport operators were eligible for £3.8m of Departmental funding support in 2026/27.