The Transport Secretary says it is "perfectly reasonable" for Nottingham's tram network to ask for more support in recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Mark Harper defended the Government's £2 cap on bus fares during a visit to Nottinghamshire, despite NET bosses having warned that the scheme was creating an "uneven playing field."
Mr Harper visited Worksop's bus station on Thursday to talk to Stagecoach bosses about how the bus fare cap was working for them. The Transport Secretary was later travelling to Beeston to meet MPs Darren Henry and Ben Bradley at Beeston station.Asked about NET's argument around the bus fare cap scheme, Mr Harper told Nottinghamshire Live: "It's a perfectly reasonable point for tram operators to make...
In terms of how Nottingham's tram network could also be supported, Mr Harper went on to discuss the merits of the new East Midlands Combined County Authority. The organisation, headed up by a new East Midlands Mayor being chosen on May 2, is being given extensive powers and billions of pounds to deliver projects across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
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