Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve transport for young people in Portsmouth South constituency.

My department has provided financial support for Portsmouth City Council to deliver a number of transport schemes that everyone in the community can benefit from. These include:

• £58 million from the Transforming Cities Fund, that will provide greater travel choices by improving public and sustainable transport in the city.
• £48 million in for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for more frequent, accessible and greener transport.
• £1.32 million since 2020, under the Government’s Active Travel Fund that supports local transport authorities with producing cycling and walking facilities.

The £2 bus fare cap benefits all bus passengers throughout the country.